Sentences with phrase «rising federal targets»

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WASHINGTON, May 2 - The Federal Reserve held interest rates steady on Wednesday and expressed confidence that a recent rise in inflation to near the U.S. central bank's target would be sustained, leaving it on track to raise borrowing costs in June.

The good news here is that the Federal Reserve has pegged its target interest rate to the unemployment rate, saying late last year that rates won't rise until the share of the jobless has fallen to 6.5 % (it is now 7.6 %).

The Federal Reserve held interest rates steady on Wednesday and expressed confidence that a recent rise in inflation to near the U.S. central bank's target would be sustained, leaving it on track to...

Federal Reserve officials at last month's meeting signaled greater confidence in reaching their 2 % inflation target, a clear indication that interest rates are poised to continue rising.

The Federal Reserve held interest rates steady and expressed confidence that a recent rise in inflation to near the US central bank's 2 per cent target would be sustained.

stocks on Wednesday close lower, after initially edging slightly higher, as the Federal Reserve acknowledged rising prices and said it now expects inflation to «run near» its 2 % target «over the medium term,» in its most recent policy statement.

In the past 12 months, producer prices have risen just 1.7 percent, slightly below the Federal Reserve's target.

The signals we've gotten from the Federal Reserve is that interest rates will continue rising as inflation approaches and eventually crosses the 2 % target.

NEW YORK — Rising Brooklyn politician Eric Adams, a retired NYPD captain, was among the targets of a federal criminal probe, court records revealed Wednesday.

But the whopping increase was an irresistible target for lawmakers looking to constrain federal spending and halt the seemingly inexorable rise in the price tag of each census.

If the Federal Reserve Board raises the target interest rate by 25 basis points, it means that rates have risen by 0.25 % percentage points.

Lenders may have to wait until the Federal Funds Target Rate rises above 0.75 % for the rising interest rates to make a significant impact on this basket of loans.

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In May, Maxzone Autoparts Canada Corp. pleaded guilty in the Federal Court of Canada to one count under s. 46 of the Competition Act, which targets international cartel activity by applying the act to conspiracies entered into outside of Canada, when foreign directives that give rise to a conspiracy are implemented in Canada.

«Back in June 2004, The Federal Reserve began to frantically raise the Fed Funds Target Rate from 1 % until it peaked in June 2006 at 5.25 %... Hence, the 3/1 ARM rate rose from 3.15 % in March 2004 to 5.84 % in June 2006, a 270 basis point increase.»

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«The Federal Reserve is steadily hiking rates, most recently on March 21 when the federal funds rate rose a quarter point to a target range of 1.5 percent to 1.75 pFederal Reserve is steadily hiking rates, most recently on March 21 when the federal funds rate rose a quarter point to a target range of 1.5 percent to 1.75 pfederal funds rate rose a quarter point to a target range of 1.5 percent to 1.75 percent.