Today the Federal Reserve Board of the United States is concluding two-day meeting in Washington, which is likely to result in another interest rate cut to bolster the U.S. Economy.

Inflation will play a major role in how the Federal Reserve decides how to handle the next rate cut and following rate cuts.

Get ready for those two words called Quantitative Easing to dominate the press over the next 18 months as the Federal Reserve attempts to cut off the credit crunch. As the LIBOR stymies the efforts of Fed rate cuts they have limited arrows left in the quiver, and Quantitative Easing is going to look more and more attractive.

Opposition Leader Brendan Nelson has welcomed the Reserve Bank's (RBA) decision today to keep interest rates on hold.

Federal Treasurer Wayne Swan says regardless of the outcome of today's Reserve Bank board meeting, there will be pain in the May budget.

Economists are tipping the Reserve Bank will keep interest rates steady at 7.25 per cent when it meets today.

Increases in Australian personal debt levels are slowing, reducing the chance of an interest rate rise at tomorrow's Reserve Bank board meeting.

The Finance Sector Union (FSU) is calling on the Federal Government to regulate the whole credit industry, amid reports of growing pressure to sell loans in a climate of rising interest rates.

Westpac has announced it is increasing interest rates on home loans because of turmoil on global financial markets.

U.S. central bank policymakers are meeting Tuesday to consider an interest rate cut to ease a U.S. credit crisis and stimulate the struggling economy.

U.S. stocks soar, bolstered by better-than-anticipated earnings from Goldman Sachs and Lehman Brothers, as well as expectations of another Federal Reserve interest rate cut later in the day.

Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao said on Tuesday that how to properly adopt various monetary policies is a great test to China, as the changes in interest rates and exchange rates have pros and cons.