Many Fed Officials See Rate Hike ‘Fairly Soon,’ Minutes Show
- Hiking hinges on labor market and inflation, record shows
- Fed officials didn’t advance their plans for the balance sheet
What the FOMC Minutes Show About a Possible Rate Hike
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Federal Reserve officials expressed confidence they can raise interest rates gradually, while a hike “fairly soon” might be appropriate to avoid the risk of an overheated economy, minutes of Federal Open Market Committee’s latest meeting showed.
“Many participants expressed the view that it might be appropriate to raise the federal funds rate again fairly soon if incoming information on the labor market and inflation was in line with or stronger than their current expectations or if the risks of overshooting the committee’s maximum-employment and inflation objectives increased,” the minutes released Wednesday in Washington said.