FOMC minutes: Most Fed officials saw another rate hike as likely
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[Federal Reserve Bank in Washington DC] FinkAvenue Most Federal Reserve officials expected that another rate increase would be appropriate by the end of the year even as they raised their benchmark rate in September, according to minutes from the Federal Open Market Committee's…
Read at the source ↗MARKET IMPACTHIGH✦ News Impact agent estimateTone: expected bearishFed minutes indicate most officials expect another rate hike by year-end, signaling tighter monetary policy than markets may have priced in.AI-generated summary
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- 01Most Fed officials expect another rate hike by year-end.
- 02The Fed raised the federal funds rate by 25 basis points to 3.75%-4.00% in September, the first hike in over three years.
- 03Many participants emphasized a higher rate path on risk-management grounds against persistent inflation.