Fed: recession is easing but economic weakness will keep lid on inflation; rates unchanged

WASHINGTON — The Federal Reserve sought Wednesday to defuse fears that the trillions it’s spending to revive the economy could spark inflation later on. But Wall Street didn’t seem to buy it.

Fed weighs whether economic revival programs should be slowed amid some signs of improvement

WASHINGTON — With signs the economy is improving but still fragile, Federal Reserve policymakers are considering whether some programs intended to drive down rates on mortgages and other consumer debt should be slowed down.

Fed meets to take economy’s pulse, weigh whether existing revival programs need tweaking

WASHINGTON — Federal Reserve policymakers are gathering to take fresh stock of the nation’s fragile economic climate, and weighing whether existing programs to ease the recession should be tweaked.

Fed walking fine line between trying to revive economy while tamping down inflation fears

WASHINGTON — With unemployment likely to hit double digits this year, the Federal Reserve must strike a reassuring message this week: That it stands ready to take further steps to nurse the economy back to health, but also make clear that too much medicine could spur worries about inflation later on.

Fed _ for now _ unlikely to launch major new efforts to revive economy

WASHINGTON — With the recession easing, Federal Reserve policymakers are unlikely to launch any major new efforts to revive the economy when they meet this week. Instead, Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke and his colleagues, wary of overdoing the stimulus medicine and fanning inflation later, are expected to stand pat, economists say.

Fed leaves rate at record low; sees signs recession easing but warns economy will remain weak

WASHINGTON — The Federal Reserve said Wednesday it sees signs the recession is easing and that the economic outlook has “improved modestly” since last month.

Fed leaves rate at record low; sees signs recession easing but warns economy will remain weak

WASHINGTON — The Federal Reserve says it sees signs the recession may be easing but warns the economy is likely to remain weak.

Fed leaves rate at record low; sees signs recession easing but warns economy will remain weak

WASHINGTON — The Federal Reserve says it sees signs the recession may be easing but warns the economy is likely to remain weak.

Fed takes fresh stock of economy, weighs need for additional measures to ease recession

WASHINGTON — Taking fresh stock of economic and financial conditions, Federal Reserve policymakers are considering whether they need to take additional measures to ease the recession.

Federal Reserve gathers as swine flu poses new danger, uncertainty to US economy

WASHINGTON — Federal Reserve policymakers are weighing whether additional steps are needed to brace the economy as an outbreak of the swine flu has emerged as a potential new danger that could aggravate the recession.

At 2-day meeting, Fed policymakers to consider options to revive economy

WASHINGTON — As the recession grinds on, Federal Reserve policymakers will open a two-day meeting Tuesday to make a fresh assessment of economic conditions, review the effectiveness of programs in place and weigh whether they need to expand or change them.