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Curb inflation: Fed
Tue, 19 Aug 2008 23:47:00 GMT
ASPEN - THE US Federal Reserve must be ready to take action if slowing economic growth fails to curb inflation stemming from higher food and energy prices, two top Fed policy-makers said on Tuesday, indicating that higher interest rates may be needed. Mr
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US rates may rise before growth quickens, Fed banker says
Tue, 19 Aug 2008 23:10:00 GMT
Higher interest rates may be needed to bring down inflation even before growth and financial markets return to normal, Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond President Jeffrey Lacker said. ''It is important to withdraw this monetary policy stimulus in a timely
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Dallas Fed's Fisher: growth will decelerate or even 'grind to a halt' this year
Tue, 19 Aug 2008 23:08:00 GMT
WASHINGTON (Thomson Financial) - Dallas Federal Reserve Bank President Richard Fisher said he expects the US economy to either slow or stop growing altogether during the rest of this year, and offered up a recovery in 2009 only as a possibility. In
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No limit to Greenspan's once-a-century wonders
Tue, 19 Aug 2008 22:47:00 GMT
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Fed Officials Say Must Be Ready to Curb Inflation
Tue, 19 Aug 2008 22:46:00 GMT
ASPEN, Colo. (Reuters) - The U.S. Federal Reserve must be ready to take action if slowing economic growth fails to curb inflation stemming from higher food and energy prices, two top Fed policy-makers said on Tuesday, indicating that higher interest
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Fed Paper Pegs Foreign Losses On US Asset-Backed Secs At... (DJ)
Tue, 19 Aug 2008 22:11:00 GMT
Of DOW JONES NEWSWIRES WASHINGTON -(Dow Jones)- Foreign holders of U.S. asset-backed securities, mostly mortgages, are exposed to ultimate losses of about $75 billion on their holdings, Federal Reserve economists estimated, which represents only a small
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Fed officials say must be ready to curb inflation
Tue, 19 Aug 2008 22:09:00 GMT
By Alister Bull ASPEN, Colo. (Reuters) - The U.S. Federal Reserve must be ready to take action if slowing economic growth fails to curb inflation stemming from higher food and energy prices, two top Fed policy-makers said on Tuesday, indicating that
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Fed officials say must be ready to curb inflation (Reuters)
Tue, 19 Aug 2008 22:05:00 GMT
ASPEN, Colo. (Reuters) - The U.S. Federal Reserve must be ready to take action if slowing economic growth fails to curb inflation stemming from higher food and energy prices, two top Fed policy-makers said on Tuesday, indicating that higher interest
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US rates may rise before growth quickens, Fed banker says
Tue, 19 Aug 2008 21:47:00 GMT
Higher interest rates may be needed to bring down inflation even before growth and financial markets return to normal, Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond President Jeffrey Lacker said. ''It is important to withdraw this monetary policy stimulus in a timely
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Fed officials say must be ready to curb inflation
Tue, 19 Aug 2008 21:46:00 GMT
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Inflation to moderate in coming months: Fed president
Tue, 19 Aug 2008 21:33:00 GMT
WASHINGTON: US inflation will likely cool in the near future, despite recent data suggesting prices rose at a blistering pace in July, Richmond Federal Reserve President Jeffrey Lacker said on Tuesday. 'I expected overall inflation will moderate in the
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US rates may rise before growth quickens, Fed banker says
Tue, 19 Aug 2008 21:32:00 GMT
Higher interest rates may be needed to bring down inflation even before growth and financial markets return to normal, Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond President Jeffrey Lacker said. ''It is important to withdraw this monetary policy stimulus in a timely
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Fed officials say must be ready to curb inflation
Tue, 19 Aug 2008 21:27:00 GMT
By Alister BullASPEN, Colo. (Reuters) - The U.S. Federal Reserve must be ready to take action if slowing economic growth fails to curb inflation stemming from higher food and energy prices, two top Fed policy-makers said on Tuesday, indicating that
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Fed officials say must be ready to curb inflation
Tue, 19 Aug 2008 21:12:00 GMT
ASPEN, Colo. (Reuters) - The U.S. Federal Reserve must be ready to take action if slowing economic growth fails to curb inflation stemming from higher food and energy prices, two top Fed policy-makers said on Tuesday, indicating that higher interest
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Fed Paper Pegs Foreign Losses On US Asset-Backed Secs At $75 Billion
Tue, 19 Aug 2008 20:58:00 GMT
WASHINGTON -(Dow Jones)- Foreign holders of U.S. asset-backed securities, mostly mortgages, are exposed to ultimate losses of about $75 billion on their holdings, Federal Reserve economists estimated, which represents only a small fraction of their total
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Fed Paper Pegs Foreign Losses On US Asset-Backed Secs At $75 Billion
Tue, 19 Aug 2008 20:36:00 GMT
By Brian Blackstone, Of DOW JONES NEWSWIRES WASHINGTON -(Dow Jones)- Foreign holders of U.S. asset-backed securities, mostly mortgages, are exposed to ultimate losses of about $75 billion on their holdings, Federal Reserve economists estimated, which
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Fed must keep finger on the trigger: Fisher, Lacker
Tue, 19 Aug 2008 20:20:00 GMT
Dallas Federal Reserve President Richard Fisher and Richmond Fed President Jeffrey Lacker said Tuesday that the Fed should be prepared to hike rates at a moment's notice if it becomes evident that inflation is out of control.In a speech to a business
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Fed has to keep its finger on the trigger, says Fisher
Tue, 19 Aug 2008 20:07:00 GMT
WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) -- Dallas Federal Reserve President Richard Fisher and Richmond Fed President Jeffrey Lacker said Tuesday that the Fed should be prepared to hike rates at a moment's notice if it becomes evident that inflation is out of control.
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The Fed: Fed must keep finger on the trigger: Fisher, Lacker
Tue, 19 Aug 2008 20:01:00 GMT
WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) -- Dallas Federal Reserve President Richard Fisher and Richmond Fed President Jeffrey Lacker said Tuesday that the Fed should be prepared to hike rates at a moment's notice if it becomes evident that inflation is out of control.
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Inflation Worries The Fed
Tue, 19 Aug 2008 19:46:00 GMT
Two Fed officials were screaming like hawks on Tuesday as wholesale inflation hit a 10-year high. Richard Fisher, president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas, had a lot to say about inflation when he spoke in Aspen, Colo. Tuesday morning. He said
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Fed's Lacker-Inflation to moderate in coming months
Tue, 19 Aug 2008 19:36:00 GMT
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. inflation will likely cool in the near future, despite recent data suggesting prices rose at a blistering pace in July, Richmond Federal Reserve President Jeffrey Lacker said Tuesday. 'I expected overall inflation will
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Fed's Lacker-like to see Fannie, Freddie privatized
Tue, 19 Aug 2008 19:36:00 GMT
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Richmond Federal Reserve Bank President Jeffrey Lacker said Tuesday he would like to see publicly traded mortgage finance companies Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac privatized. 'There's broadly two choices, either (make them) a part of
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Fisher: Fed Must Contain Inflation
Tue, 19 Aug 2008 19:16:00 GMT
The U.S. Federal Reserve must be ready to take action if slowing economic growth fails to curb inflation stemming from higher food and energy prices, one of its top policy-makers said on Tuesday. 'Until we have a clear sense of what will prevail,
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UPDATE 1-Fed's Lacker-Inflation to moderate in coming months
Tue, 19 Aug 2008 19:16:00 GMT
(Updates with background on Lacker, the FOMC and July PPI) WASHINGTON , Aug 19 (Reuters) - U.S. inflation will likely cool in the near future, despite recent data suggesting prices rose at a blistering pace in July, Richmond Federal Reserve President
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Lacker says Fed shouldn't wait too long to hike rates
Tue, 19 Aug 2008 19:09:00 GMT
WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) -- Richmond Federal Reserve President Jeffrey Lacker said Tuesday that the central bank should not wait too long to hike rates given the risk of inflation. 'We're still are in a fairly risky situation on the inflation front,'
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Fed must be ready to act on inflation: Fisher
Tue, 19 Aug 2008 19:01:00 GMT
ASPEN, Colorado -- The US Federal Reserve must be ready to take action if slowing economic growth fails to curb inflation stemming from higher food and energy prices, a key policy-maker who has pushed for stronger Fed measures said. 'Until we have a
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Fed's Fisher: Fed Must Be Ready to Act on Inflation
Tue, 19 Aug 2008 18:34:00 GMT
ASPEN, Colo. (Reuters) - The U.S. Federal Reserve must be ready to take action if slowing economic growth fails to curb inflation stemming from higher food and energy prices, one of its top policy-makers said on Tuesday. 'Until we have a clear sense of
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Fed's Fisher - Fed May Have to raise Rates Sooner Than Some Expect
Tue, 19 Aug 2008 18:26:00 GMT
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Richmond Fed's Economic Quarterly Examines the Evolution of U.S. Income Inequality
Tue, 19 Aug 2008 18:19:00 GMT
Income inequality in the United States has received considerable attention in recent policy debates. Richmond Fed economists Kevin A. Bryan and Leonardo Martinez find that income inequality has risen since the 1960s, and that this is explained mainly by
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Fed has to keep its finger on the trigger: Fisher
Tue, 19 Aug 2008 18:12:00 GMT
WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) -- Dallas Federal Reserve President Richard Fisher said Tuesday the Fed should be prepared to hike rates at a moment's notice if it becomes evident that inflation is out of control. It is just too early to know for sure whether
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