Tag: Fed
US economy holds firm in early Q4
By Lucia Mutikani
WASHINGTON- US consumer spending increased slightly more than expected in October, suggesting the economy retained much of its solid growth momentum early...
Fed cites volatility for going slow on rate cuts
WASHINGTON- Federal Reserve officials appeared divided at their meeting earlier this month over how much farther they may need to cut interest rates, but...
Fed governors stake out competing views of inflation
By Howard Schneider and Ann Saphir
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Virginia- Two Federal Reserve governors on Wednesday laid out competing visions of where US monetary policy may be...
Fed officials shifts focus back to rising prices
By Ann Saphir
After a scare earlier this year that the US labor market might be cooling too fast, some Federal Reserve policymakers are shifting...
Fed’s monetary policy restrictive, officials say
By Ann Saphir
The Federal Reserve’s policy rate continues to act as a brake on the resilient labor market and on inflation that is still...
