Fed Increases Lending to Banks
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U.S. banks on average borrowed $4.83 billion a day directly from the Federal Reserve in the week ended Dec. 26, up from $4.62 billion a day the previous week.
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Federal Reserve policymakers raised interest rates Tuesday for the fifth time this year and suggested they will continue their gradual rate-rising campaign in 2005.
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Federal Reserve policy-makers boosted interest rates for a third time this year, and economists believe there probably will be another increase before the year is over depending on how the economic expansion unfolds.
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WASHINGTON - The US Federal Reserve, as expected, boosted its key interest rate on Tuesday for the third time in three months as it tries to stay one step ahead of inflation by gradually raising rates from 42-year lows.
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WASHINGTON - The US Federal Reserve Board late yesterday boosted short-term interest rates for the fifth time in a row, warning of higher rates next year as it abandons easy money to head off inflation.
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NEW YORK, December 15  - The US Federal Reserve announced yesterday a widely expected quarter point hike in its overnight lending rate, the fifth hike since June this year.
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The Federal Reserve raised the benchmark US interest rate Wednesday by a quarter of a percentage point to 2 percent, citing a stronger labor market with a gain of 337,000 US jobs last month.
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NEW YORK - In a widely expected move, the Federal Reserve (search) Tuesday raised its target for the federal funds rate by 25 basis points to 1.75 percent, its third rate increase in a row.
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Consumers stepped up their borrowing in July by the largest amount since the beginning of the year, the Federal Reserve reported Wednesday.
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While making the expected move, the Federal Reserve suggested that more rate increases are in order in the months ahead.
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The Federal Reserve, encouraged by the economy's performance, boosted a key short-term interest rate by one-quarter percentage point Tuesday, the fifth increase this year.
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The Federal Reserve pushed U.S. interest rates up by a modest quarter-percentage point on Tuesday and expressed confidence that inflation could be kept at bay by slowly lifting credit costs from rock-bottom levels.
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The Federal Reserve yesterday boosted its key interest rate for the sixth time since June, which will lead to higher charges on credit cards, home equity lines of credit, and other short-term loans, but not necessarily higher interest payments for savings and money market accounts.
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The Fed unveils guidance for lenders that asks them to work with borrowers to avoid defaults.
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WASHINGTON - With the economy moving ahead and the nation's payrolls picking up a bit, Federal Reserve policy-makers boosted short-term interest rates for a third time this year - but left economists split about when the next increase might come.    Fed Chairman Alan Greenspan and his Federal Open Market Committee colleagues - the group that sets interest-rate policy - increased the target for the federal funds rate from 1.50 percent to 1.75 percent...
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The U.S. Federal Reserve on Tuesday  raised interest rates for the third time this year by a quarter  of a percentage point and said the economy was regaining some  momentum, signaling at least one more to come.
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OTTAWA (CP) - The Bank of Canada raised its key policy interest rate by a quarter of a percentage point to 2.50 per cent Tuesday as it tries to encourage growth while controlling inflation.