Fed Minutes: 'Little Evidence' That Inflationary Pressures Are Fading

[Federal Reserve meeting minutes: "little evidence" that inflationary pressures are subsiding] news on August 18, the minutes of the Federal Reserve meeting showed that participants agreed that there was "little evidence" that inflationary pressures were subsiding and that it would take quite a long time to resolve question. Participants noted that near-term inflation expectations readings were “consistent” with longer-term expectations stuck at 2 percent. Participants "emphasized" that the slowdown in demand would "play an important role" in bringing inflation down.

Some participants said policy rates must reach a level that is "sufficiently restrictive" to keep inflation in check and remain there for a "period".

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