Fed may have to hike, ECB should do so: OECD
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The U.S. Federal Reserve may need to  raise interest rates again to tame inflation and the ECB can  afford to hike euro zone rates further now that it has proof of  solid economic recovery, the OECD said on Tuesday.
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With the U.S. economy picking up  steam, the year's fourth straight interest-rate hike looked  like a certainty at Wednesday's meeting of the Federal  Reserve's Open Market Committee, economists said.
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U.S. Federal Reserve policy-makers  on Tuesday may break the chain of interest-rate rises they  began two years ago but economists say this won't necessarily  mean they are laying down arms against inflation.
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By Tim Ahmann WASHINGTON  - The U.S. Federal Reserve will take another small step this week toward raising interest rates to more normal levels, but may be getting rates up to a point that allows for a pause in increasing them, analysts say.
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WASHINGTON: The Federal Open Market Committee, the rate-setting panel for the US Federal Reserve, began its deliberations Wednesday with a rate hike widely expected.
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Federal Reserve policy-makers are likely to keep bumping up short-term interest rates this year, a defense against an inflation flare-up now that the economic expansion is on firm footing.
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The Federal Reserve may need to continue  raising interest rates depending upon how economic conditions  evolve in the United States, International Monetary Fund chief  Rodrigo Rato said on Monday.
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Philadelphia Federal Reserve Bank President Charles Plosser on Wednesday said more interest rate increases may be needed to keep price rises in check as the economy resumes growth.
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The Federal Reserve is likely to lift key rates by a quarter-point this week, but a sputtering US economy is forcing policymakers to re-evaluate the outlook for future increases, analysts say.
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The central banks for Europe and Britain are facing similar quandaries but are expected to take two different paths when they make interest rate decisions Thursday.
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The U.S. economy may lose a step to record high oil prices but concerns over inflation are likely to keep the Federal Reserve on a steady course of gradually raising interest rates, analysts say.
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The U.S. Federal Reserve would raise interest rates if inflation moved higher, Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke said on Thursday, warning that the economy might be stronger than it appears.
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The Federal Reserve and the European Central Bank painted contrasting pictures of the US and European economies on Thursday, with Ben Bernanke, Fed chairman, depicting a US economy that could continue to grow rapidly without generating inflation, while the ECB hinted that further interest rate rises were needed to stem inflationary pressure in the eurozone.
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The U.S. Federal Reserve will take another small step this week toward raising interest rates to more normal levels, but may be getting rates up to a point that allows for a pause in increasing them, analysts say.
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A likely soft landing for the U.S. economy will not dent the recovery that is gathering pace in Europe, the OECD said Tuesday, as it raised its growth forecast for the 12 nations that use the euro and cut its outlook for the United States.
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Former Federal Reserve Chairman Alan  Greenspan said in an interview published on Monday the Fed  would have to raise interest rates to double-digit levels in  coming years to thwart inflation.
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The Federal Reserve must stand ready  to raise interest rates for fear the economy is growing faster  than realized and could be placed at risk if inflation surges,  Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke said on Thursday.