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News Photos Voice People BizChina Feature About us    US Fed increases short-term interest rates www.chinaview.cn 2006-02-01 03:21:35      WASHINGTON, Jan. 31 (Xinhuanet) -- The U.S. Federal Reserve on Tuesday decided to increase the short-term interest rate by another 0.25 percentage point and raised the federal funds rate to 4.5 percent. Enditem        Related Story Tough guys compete in Killing Fields Hamas urged to abandon violence, recognize Israel Chinese Chocolate Beauty releases sexy album - "Brokeback Mountain" leads Oscar nominations - Japan's FM backtracks on call for emperor to visit Shrine - Alito confirmed as 110th US Supreme Court justice - Foreign troops in Iraq may fall below 100,000 - OPEC keeps output at 28mln barrels - 7 killed in US post office shooting spree - Iran threatens to end diplomacy if referred to UNSC - 14 HK tourists killed in Egypt - Permanent five: IAEA must report Iran to UN - Iran threatens to end diplomacy if referred to UNSC - Al Qaida's Zawahri says he survives US strike - US not to support Hamas govt: Bush - Russia not to expel British diplomats accused of spying: Putin - All trapped Canadian miners brought to safety - Japan to withdraw ground troops from Iraq by May: report - Abbas says won't resign

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