61. Taken together, the reports raised concern that the Federal Reserve will try to cool the economy next month by raising interest rates. 62. Still, Federal Reserve policymakers are on alert to push the overnight bank lending rate higher to cool the economy. 63. Still, investors are on the outlook for signals that the Federal Reserve will have to raise interest rates to cool the economy and keep inflation in check. 64. Strong growth typically prompts central banks to raise rates to cool the economy and avoid inflation. 65. That combination suggests the Federal Reserve will again raise the overnight bank lending rate target to cool the economy and prevent inflation from accelerating. 66. That looked set to cool the economy, to prevent prices from surging and even threatened to send Australia from a boom to bust. 67. That rekindled talk that the Federal Reserve might raise interest rates in coming months to cool the economy and keep inflation in check. 68. That rekindled talk that the Federal Reserve might raise interest rates to cool the economy and keep inflation in check. 69. That suggests Fed policymakers may change their stance and raise the overnight bank lending rate again to cool the economy. 70. That lukewarm assessment calmed speculation the central bank needed to raise interest rates to cool the economy and head off inflation. |