Fed minutes from September show debate on how low interest rates should go
Here's the most important point, to me, from the minutes of the Federal Reserve's September 18 meeting released today. At the meeting the Fed lowered interest rates by 25 basis points for the second time in 2019. “Several participants suggested that the committee’s...No consensus at the Fed in July for faster interest rate cuts, minutes show
The financial market didn't get what it had hoped for out of today's release of the minutes from the Federal Reserve's July 31 meeting. The market was hoping for something in the minutes that pointed toward a shift in Fed policy toward an extended cycle of interest...Federal Reserve minutes say, No interest rate move “for some time”
Minutes from the Federal Reserve's April 30-May 1 meeting showed officials at the U.S. central bank inclined toward patience and to keeping the current wait-and-see policy in place "for some time." Adding to the dovish tone of the minutes, many Fed members agreed with...Initial enthusiasm at Fed minutes from December fades in afternoon
So what, exactly, didn't the markets like about the minutes of the Federal Reserve’s December meeting? After an initial spike to the day's high at 2595 at 2:09 p.m. New York time, nine minutes after the 2:00 p.m. release of the minutes, the Standard & Poor's 500...Federal Reserve minutes show bank upping estimates of growth in 2018–and projecting need for more interest rate increases
Today’s release of the minutes from the Federal Reserve’s January 30-31 meeting show the central bank estimate economic growth at 2.5% for 2018 and noting that the outlook for stronger economic growth raised the likelihood for continued, gradual interest rate increases. Fed members felt that it was increasingly probable that the economy would hit its inflation target of 2%.
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