Fed acts, but a dip still looms
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Its rate cuts haven't been aggressive enough to boost the economy, say some analysts.
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WASHINGTON : With little doubt about the Federal Reserve&#39;s plans for a quarter-point rate hike, financial markets were focusing on another question: When will the Fed stop?
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Investor's Business Daily - Steadfast or just stubborn? A day after the Federal Reserve slashed rates in an emergency move, the European Central Bank tried to squash any talk that it would follow suit.
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Wall Street is heading for another volatile week, but the bulls could get a further reprieve if calm brought on by the Federal Reserve's liquidity injections and a surprise cut in its discount rate lasts.
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U.S. Federal Reserve officials are expected to hold interest rates steady on Tuesday and retain a cautionary warning about inflation risks, while taking stock of cooler economic growth.
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Recent action by the Federal Reserve is likely to calm troubled  U.S. markets, but inflation remains a worry, a top U.S. central bank official said on Friday.
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Federal Reserve policymakers today held their key short-term interest rate steady and indicated they remain concerned about inflation pressures.
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The U.S. economy has come through its recent soft patch and the Federal Reserve still has some way to go to restore interest rates to more normal levels, Fed officials said on Monday.
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U.S. stocks may stall at the start of next week as investors wait for the outcome of the Federal Reserve's policy meeting.
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The dollar edged slightly downward Tuesday as markets awaited a Federal Reserve decision on interest rates.
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Despite a report showing inflation in check, a worsening housing slump and a mixed economic outlook could put the Fed in a tight spot as it considers its next steps.
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Federal Reserve policy-makers meeting for a second day on Thursday look set to hold borrowing costs steady as they monitor risks that U.S. inflation could rekindle and that economic growth may stall.
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The Federal Reserve, while remaining watchful as prices and interest rates tick higher, is holding to its mantra that rate increases will be "measured," senior Fed officials indicated on Friday.
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Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke looks set to tell Congress this week that the U.S. economy is sound, but that the central bank is still concerned that inflation, while moderating, may not fully come to heel.
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BusinessWeek Online - The Federal Reserve decided to hold interest rates steady at its Sept. 20 monetary policy meeting. Economic reports coming out over the next week are likely to back up the Fed's view of the economy and provide more ammunition to keep rates on hold.
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U.S. inflation remains well  contained but the Federal Reserve is on high alert for signs of  any pick-up in prices, top policy-makers said on Wednesday.
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Stock futures eased on Thursday, suggesting Wall Street shares may pare some of the previous day's gains as investors await word on the outlook for monetary policy from Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke.