Fed Expected to Keep Rates Steady
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WASHINGTON -- With the economy shifting into a slower gear and inflation apparently retreating, Federal Reserve officials are likely to pat themselves on the back for engineering a soft landing and leave interest rates alone.
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The Federal Reserve could keep   benchmark interest rates steady for some time given its focus   on pulling down inflation, said Paul McCulley, managing   director of the bond fund PIMCO.
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U.S. Federal Reserve policy-makers   started a meeting on Wednesday at which markets expect them to   hold interest rates steady, while renewing inflation warnings   and delivering an assessment of cooler economic growth.
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The Federal Reserve on Thursday held benchmark U.S. interest rates steady at 5.25 percent for an eighth straight meeting and dropped a description of core inflation as "elevated."
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The Federal Reserve concludes a two-day meeting Thursday widely expected to hold interest rates steady and note signs of a rebound in the US economy, despite the persistent slump in housing, analysts say.
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The Federal Reserve decided to keep interest rates steady Wednesday and acknowledged that the economy is slowing down, which could mean the Fed may not need to raise rates further in the near future.
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Faced with a strengthening economy  and scant signs of runaway prices, the Federal Reserve appeared  set to keep interest rates steady on Wednesday while keeping up  a verbal guard against potential inflation.
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U.S. 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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U.S. Federal Reserve policy-makers started a two-day meeting on Tuesday that was widely expected to conclude with a decision to hold rates steady along with a renewed warning about inflation risks.
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U.S. Federal Reserve policy-makers started a meeting on Tuesday at which they are expected to hold official interest rates steady and retain a cautionary warning about inflation risks.
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The U.S. Federal Reserve held benchmark interest rates steady on Wednesday and maintained a warning on inflation risks as it noted signs of stability emerging in downtrodden housing markets.
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The European Central Bank is expected to keep interest rates steady at 2 percent on Thursday, with markets looking for any hint that the central bank's worries about growth have heightened.
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The US Federal Reserve is widely expected to keep interest rates at their current level of 5.25% on Thursday.
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US Federal Reserve said Wednesday that rate hikes can continue at a &quot;measured pace&quot; as &quot;inflation and longer-term inflation expectations remain well contained&quot;.
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The US Federal Reserve opts to keep interest rates on hold for the fourth successive month amid signs of a slowing economy.
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US Federal Reserve policy-makers probably will keep nudging interest rates upward next year, trying to guard against inflation but moving moderately enough to keep the economy expanding.
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WASHINGTON -- Federal Reserve policy makers held a short-term interest rate steady yesterday, saying that inflation remains too high but should drift lower over time as energy prices fall and the economy slows.