Economics
Fed Minutes Show Some Rate Flexibility During Year of Patience
- Several officials said views on rates could shift either way
- Policy makers grappling with ‘significant uncertainties’
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Federal Reserve policy makers last month grappled with “significant uncertainties” and persistently low inflation as they scrapped forecasts for interest-rate hikes in 2019 even while voicing the need to maintain policy flexibility.