MUMBAI, India — India’s central bank hiked key interest rates more than expected today to combat rising prices and raised its growth and inflation forecasts for the year. The Reserve Bank of India hiked the repo rate — at which the central bank makes short-term loans to commercial banks — by a quarter percentage point [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: June 23,2010
Tags: Fed, inflation, interest rates, investing, recession, stocks and bonds
WASHINGTON — To sustain the fragile economic rebound, the Federal Reserve is sure to leave interest rates at record lows and is likely to repeat a pledge to keep them there for a while. The Fed ends a two-day meeting today with policymakers having cause for optimism as well as caution. The economy has been [...] [...]
by Wally Northway Published: February 19,2010
Tags: economy, Federal Reserve, inflation
ST. LOUIS, Mo. — In remarks Feb. 18 to the Economic Club of Memphis, St. Louis Fed president James Bullard discussed the historical context and deliberate design of the Federal Reserve System. He called for regulatory reform that strengthens – not weakens – the Fed’s ability to head off future financial crises. Bullard also addressed [...] [...]
WASHINGTON — U.S. inflation pressures at the wholesale level eased in December as a drop in energy prices offset a big jump in food costs. The Labor Department said today that wholesale prices edged up 0.2 percent last month, much slower than the 1.8 percent surge in November. Energy prices, which had been up for [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: August 25,2009
Tags: Business, confidence, Consumer, inflation, stocks
NEW YORK — Investors put stocks back on an upward path Tuesday, encouraged by news of a rebound in consumer confidence and more healing in the housing industry. Major stock indexes rose nearly 1 percent in early afternoon trading, led by gains in financials, retailers and homebuilders. Energy and utility stocks fell as oil prices [...] [...]
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