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The Federal Reserve raised interest rates by a quarter of a percentage point today, saying that the combination of strong growth and low unemployment had left the economy vulnerable to [...]

Frank Ciotola, a restaurant owner in Columbus, Ohio, is paying dishwashers $8 an hour nowadays, up from $6 two years ago. And he is spending more money placing help-wanted ads [...]

Alan Greenspan, the Federal Reserve chairman, is in a tough spot. Traditional economic models say the economy is so strong that there is a danger of inflation, but in the [...]

Concerned that its latest attempt to be more open might be confusing investors as much as helping them, the Federal Reserve is reviewing its new practice of disclosing once-secret decisions [...]

The Federal Reserve voted today to leave interest rates unchanged, but warned that it was still concerned about the potential for inflation and might raise rates soon if the economy [...]

The economy is still growing at a rapid clip. Commodity prices are rising. With unemployment low, workers are demanding and getting higher wages. But for every signal suggesting that inflation [...]

The Federal Reserve raised interest rates today by a quarter of a percentage point, the second increase in less than two months, saying the action should help avert inflation while [...]

There is little evidence of inflation. But there is enough fear of it that the Federal Reserve raised interest rates a notch, to make sure the economy does not get [...]

The Federal Reserve nudged its benchmark interest rate up by a quarter of a percentage point today but said there was no clear case for another rate increase to keep [...]

Alan Greenspan, the Federal Reserve chairman, gave the clearest indication yet today that the central bank will raise interest rates by a quarter percentage point later this month. Speaking to [...]

The Federal Reserve put investors and consumers on notice today that it might raise interest rates in coming months if it continued to see signs that inflation was brewing. Although [...]

The Federal Reserve is almost certain to leave interest rates unchanged when its policy-making committee meets on Tuesday, but the central bank remains wary of resurgent inflation because of the [...]

Trapped between conflicting pressures at home and abroad, the Federal Reserve voted today to leave interest rates unchanged, keeping its hands off an economy that is either gratifyingly robust or [...]

The Federal Reserve voted today to hold interest rates steady, judging that three rate reductions in the fall had given the economy a big enough kick to keep it growing [...]

The Federal Reserve cut interest rates again by a quarter of a percentage point today to help keep a gradual economic slowdown from turning into a recession, but the central [...]

Alan Greenspan, the Federal Reserve chairman, unexpectedly cut interest rates by a quarter of a percentage point, taking the unusual step of moving on his own authority in between the [...]

He is revered in the financial markets these days as omnipotent and omniscient, but Alan Greenspan, the Federal Reserve chairman, has not always gotten it right. In 1990, the American [...]

The Federal Reserve unexpectedly cut interest rates today, warning that a growing wave of fear among investors and lenders was threatening to derail the nation's long economic expansion. The cut, [...]

For nearly a month, Alan Greenspan, the Federal Reserve chairman, had hinted that the global financial crisis might force the central bank to put aside its concern about inflation and [...]

The Federal Reserve cut interest rates by a quarter of a percentage point today in an attempt to keep the financial turmoil afflicting much of the world from derailing the [...]

Alan Greenspan, the Federal Reserve chairman, suggested today that the central bank would seriously consider cutting interest rates next week because of the deepening world financial crisis. ''We have to [...]

When faced with a Latin America that could no longer pay its debts during the summer of 1982, the Federal Reserve cast aside its tight-money policy and cut interest rates. [...]

The latest round of global financial turmoil is forcing the Federal Reserve to shift its sights from guarding against inflation through higher interest rates to the possibility that it might [...]

The most militant inflation fighters at the Federal Reserve will have plenty to fret about when the central bank meets Tuesday and Wednesday to consider whether to raise interest rates. [...]

The Federal Reserve voted today to leave interest rates unchanged, apparently concluding that the economy would slow enough to repress inflation without endangering the seven-year-old expansion. The central bank's policy-making [...]

Torn between fear of incipient inflation at home and concern about unsettling financial markets around the world, the Federal Reserve voted today to leave interest rates unchanged and ride out [...]

The Federal Reserve voted today to keep interest rates unchanged, again showing its willingness to tolerate strong growth as long as the economy displays no clear signs of incipient inflation. [...]

After considering evidence that growth is slowing from its torrid pace early in the year, the Federal Reserve decided today to leave interest rates unchanged, betting that the economy could [...]

The Federal Reserve is likely to hold interest rates steady at its two-day meeting this week, but reports issued today suggest that the economy remains sufficiently strong that the central [...]

The Federal Reserve voted today to leave interest rates unchanged, betting that the economy was slowing sufficiently to avert a resurgence of inflation. The central bank's policy-making body had increased [...]

Clearly stung by widespread criticism that the Federal Reserve had been too quick to raise interest rates six weeks ago, Alan Greenspan, the central bank's chairman, aggressively defended the action [...]

The Federal Reserve voted today to raise interest rates for the first time in more than two years, firing a warning shot at an inflationary threat that remained hidden over [...]

Faced with an economy that by all rights should be generating inflation but is not, Alan Greenspan, the chairman of the Federal Reserve, hinted today that he would raise interest [...]

The Federal Reserve voted today to leave interest rates unchanged, betting that a recent surge in economic growth will moderate and leave wage and price inflation under control. The decision [...]

The Federal Reserve voted to keep interest rates unchanged today, as the Government's report on producer prices provided the latest evidence that inflation remained quiescent despite a surge last month [...]

A report that inflation hawks within the Federal Reserve are pressing for a rate increase took some of the wind out of the financial markets today and provided more evidence [...]

The Federal Reserve left interest rates unchanged at the conclusion of a two-day meeting today, but analysts said the central bank might well push rates up later this summer unless [...]

The Federal Reserve will probably not raise interest rates when its policy-making body meets next week, economists said today, but that call will be an unusually difficult and close one [...]

Stock and bond prices tumbled today as long-term interest rates continued a swift, sharp ascent that is at odds with the Federal Reserve's policy of keeping rates stable and that [...]

With economic growth apparently weakening and inflation restrained, Britain lowered its official lending rate today to 6.5 percent from 6.75 percent. The reduction in the Bank of England's minimum lending [...]

Britain cut its benchmark interest rate one point today, to 9 percent, making clear that it has abandoned its effort to stabilize its currency and will concentrate instead on reinvigorating [...]

Reports on the announcement by U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan of the agency's readiness to end the campaign for interest rate cuts. Analysis of the economy delivered to the Senate Budget Committee; Uncertainties about the strength of consumer spending; Attempt to draw distinction in the January 11, 2002 speech.

Reports that the United States Federal Reserve Board's Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) cut interest rates a quarter of a percentage point in an attempt to revive slow economic growth in the U.S. Reduction of the federal funds target rate on overnight loans among banks; Speculation beforehand by economists about the size of the rate cut; Outlook for the rate cut's effect on the economy.

Reports that the U.S. Federal Reserve cut its main interest rate by half a percentage point. Intent of action to ward off weakening of economy; Indication that the Fed does not plan to cut rates again; View of economists that the U.S. will have to rely on stimulative fiscal policy to boost economy; Mixed reaction of Wall Street; Implications of the reductions; Economic indicators; Outlook for the U.S. economy. INSET: Fed's Statement on Cutting Interest Rates.

Reports that United States Federal Reserve Board decided to leave official interest rates unchanged, but that two voting members opposed the decision and called for an immediate rate cut. Impact of this decision on stock markets; Significance of the split between members of the board; Fears of the board of further economic weakness and the uncertainty created by the prospect of a war with Iraq. INSET: Test of Statement by the Fed.

Focuses on economic policy in the United States, in light of the Federal Reserve's annual retreat. Assertion of Federal Reserve chairman Alan Greenspan that there was nothing the central bank could reasonably do to avert or deflate a stock market bubble; Debate about interest rate policy; Relation to the experience of Japan.

Reports that the U.S. Federal Reserve left interest rates steady but downgraded its view of the economy, signalling that if would consider cutting rates if the recovery from the 2001 recession continued to falter. Shift from a neutral stance back to a worry over economic weakness; Fall in stock prices after the announcement; Discussion of major indicators; Excerpts from the panel's statement; Role of chairman Alan Greenspan; Views of economists. INSET: Text of Fed Panel's Statement.

Reports on the decision of the U.S. Federal Reserve Board on June 26, 2002 to hold the interests rates steady.

Reports on the proposal of the U.S. Federal Reserve Board to increase the interest rate it charges on its overnight loans to banks.

Predict that the U.S. Federal Reserve Board will not change interest rates for several months, as of April 2002. Expectation that Federal Reserve chairman Alan Greenspan will eventually introduce a period of gradual rate increases; Indications that suggest it is not necessary to raise rates immediately, because the economy is improving; Comments of economists about the strategies that Greenspan may decide to use.