Fed Gives The People What They Want
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The central bank took out the ax for the second time in just over a week, chopping off half a percentage point.
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The US Federal Reserve, headed by Alan Greenspan, raises interest rates by 0.25% in a widely anticipated move.
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Central bank joins with counterparts in other countries to get funds into the financial system.
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A jump in consumer inflation raised concerns among investors about how much freedom the Fed has to continue a campaign aimed at freeing up tight credit markets.
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The Federal Reserve launched a concerted effort with central banks around the world to try to get financial institutions to lend money more readily, its latest attempt to help thaw a frozen financial system.
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Wall Street is looking for a rate cut by the Federal Reserve Bank to help bolster the United States economy and ease problems caused by tightening credit availability.
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The Federal Reserve on Thursday held benchmark U.S. interest rates steady and, while nodding to a recent easing in core inflation, restated that inflation is its top concern.
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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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The US Federal Reserve makes clear its intention to keep boosting US interest rates as it watches out for the risk of higher inflation.
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WASHINGTON - Consumer prices barely budged last month, suggesting that inflation isn&#39;t currently a problem for the economy and Federal Reserve policymakers can stick with a gradual approach to raising interest rates.
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American shoppers will decide whether the Fed cuts rate furthers.
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Usually, when the Federal Reserve lowers interest rates, it's a good time to buy bonds.
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The Federal Reserve is likely to make one of three moves on interest rates.
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WASHINGTON -- The Federal Reserve kept interest rates steady, giving holiday shoppers a reason for some cheer. However, the Fed held back an extra gift Wall Street was hoping for: a signal that rates might actually be lowered soon.
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WASHINGTON -- Concerns about inflation trumped worries about the slumping housing market last month in the minds of Federal Reserve officials who voted to hold interest rates steady.
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Ben S. Bernanke said he favored quick passage of an economic stimulus package in combination with the Fedâs own measures to support economic growth.
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Investor's Business Daily - Dallas Fed President Richard Fisher said last Tue.&#39;s surprise 50-basis- point cut in the fed funds rate should help the U.S. economy grow faster than it was before the decision. &quot;There was room to cut, the question was by how much. We decided by 50 basis points . . . that was to provide a little more oomph to economic growth,&quot; he said. Markets had expected a quarter-point cut. Fisher said future rate moves could go in either direction.