Federal Reserve Officials Are Concerned About Inflation Effects of Trump Policies: Meeting Minutes

‘Almost all participants judged that upside risks to the inflation outlook had increased,’ the meeting summary states.
Federal Reserve Officials Are Concerned About Inflation Effects of Trump Policies: Meeting Minutes
Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell speaks at a press conference after the Monetary Policy Committee meeting in Washington on Dec. 18, 2024. Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP via Getty Images
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The minutes from the December 2024 policy meeting show that Federal Reserve officials expect inflation to continue moving toward the central bank’s 2 percent target. Still, officials believe the process could be slower amid upcoming changes to immigration and trade policies, according to the meeting summary.

While policymakers did not reference President-elect Donald Trump by name, the minutes highlight concerns surrounding the uncertainty of the incoming administration’s policies.

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