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In a move meant to reactivate a lagging capital market, the U.S. Federal Reserve Board cut interest rates three quarters of a point to 2.25%. Despite expectations of greater government incentives, the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 3.5% to close at 420.41 points.

In an effort to reactivate ailing capital markets and avert recession, the U.S. Federal Reserve Board announces it will offer loans to securities firms at reduced interest rates and extended terms. Article discusses the possible effects and risks of the Federal Reserve's policy.

In an effort to reactivate financial markets, the Federal Reserve Board announces it will lend $200 billion to stock-trading companies with mortgage-backed securities as collateral. Article discusses the immediate and future effects on stock prices, stock trading, and capital markets.

The US Federal Reserve Board announces it will issue long-term loans to Wall Street bond dealers to alleviate crisis within the corporate funding market. Article discusses funding shortages at the international level and steps taken by central banks to counteract them.

Increasing delinquencies on home mortgages in the US continues to affect markets worldwide. The European Central Bank, the Federal Reserve, and Japan's central bank have all injected cash into money markets in order to bring rates down. The central banks of both South Korea and Australia raised rates, citing inflation concerns.

In a Joint Economic Committee of Congress hearing, Federal Reserve Board chair Ben Bernanke testified that he still supports his previous economic forecast, and that interest rates will remain steady. Mr. Bernanke also stated that he will look into the Fed's powers to enforce tougher standards for subprime lending.

According to the recently released Economic Report of the President, foreign investors are losing interest in investing in the United States. National security concerns amongst both Congress and the American public are cited as one possible reason for this trend.

Although a recent slowdown in inflation is encouraging, Federal Reserve vice chair Donald Kohn feels that it is too soon to start lowering interest rates. The housing market is still uncertain, and the recent reducation in inflation may be due to temporary factors like lower energy costs.

Ben Bernanke, Chair of the United States Federal Reserve Board, has made public relations a priority. Mr. Bernanke is also in favor of setting targets for inflation, but the Fed still hasn't decided on a percentage , nor on how much of the inflation forecast to release to the public.

United States Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke is facing a tough decision on whether to continue to raise interest rates to curb inflation. Further interest rate increases could cause an economic recession.

The United States Federal Reserve Board meets at the end of March and is the first meeting with Ben Bernanke as its Chairman. It is forecast that Mr. Bernanke will continue with Alan Greenspan's policy of increasing the interest rate by one quarter percentiles, so from 4.5 percent to 4.75 percent at the next meeting. United States and global economic growth is slightly better than financial forecasts.

The United States Federal Reserve Board has announced an interest rate increase to 4.25 percent from 4 percent to keep the economy stable. The economic governing body also said it would continue to raise interest rates depending on economic performance.