Fed Minutes Show One More Rate Hike, Then Higher Interest Rates for ‘Some Time’

At their latest policy meeting, Federal Reserve officials were leaning towards one more rate hike and then holding rates high for ’some time.’
Fed Minutes Show One More Rate Hike, Then Higher Interest Rates for ‘Some Time’
Federal Reserve Board Chairman Jerome Powell speaks during a news conference following the Federal Open Market Committee meeting, at the Federal Reserve in Washington on June 14, 2023. Mandel Ngan/AFP via Getty Images
Tom Ozimek
Tom Ozimek
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Newly released records of discussions among Federal Reserve policymakers show that they expect one more interest rate hike and then they'll hold rates high for “some time,” although a recent surge in long-term Treasury yields may have changed that calculus.

Minutes from the central bank’s most recent September meeting of the rate-setting Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC), released on Oct. 11, show that a “majority” of officials believe that one more rate hike “would likely be appropriate” to get inflation closer to the Fed’s 2 percent target.
Tom Ozimek
Tom Ozimek
Reporter
Tom Ozimek is a senior reporter for The Epoch Times. He has a broad background in journalism, deposit insurance, marketing and communications, and adult education.
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