WASHINGTON, March 3 (UPI) -- The Obama administration announced the launch of a program to support purchases of AAA-rated securities, the government called critical to U.S. lending.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 15 (UPI) -- Economists predict the U.S. Federal Reserve Open Market Committee may cut interest rates to historic lows after a two-day meeting beginning Monday.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 29 (UPI) -- The U.S. Federal Reserve cut its target rate for federal funds to 1 percent Wednesday, jumping past the possibility of a less dramatic reduction.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 8 (UPI) -- Central banks in Europe, Canada and the United States cut key lending rates in tandem Wednesday morning, the U.S. Federal Reserve announced.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 6 (UPI) -- The U.S. Federal Reserve Bank said Monday it would begin paying interest on depository institutions' minimum balances to help maintain key lending rates.
ARLINGTON, Va., July 8 (UPI) -- U.S. Federal Reserve Bank Chairman Ben Bernanke said Tuesday the Fed may extend two temporary lending programs for investment banks.
WASHINGTON, April 30 (UPI) -- The U.S. Federal Reserve cut the rate banks used to loan each other money by 25 basis points to 2 percent, a bank release announced Wednesday.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 19 (UPI) -- U.S. Treasury notes were mixed Wednesday after the U.S. Federal Reserve said it lent $20 billion to banks to make sure they can keep lending to customers.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 18 (UPI) -- The U.S. Federal Reserve Tuesday cut the federal-funds rate a half-point to 4.75 percent and the discount rate a half-point to 5.25 percent.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 21 (UPI) -- The U.S. Federal Reserve raised the discount rate a quarter point Tuesday along with the overnight federal funds interest rate.
