The Housing Chronicles Blog: Fed meeting minutes reveal concern about weak inflation and possible halt to interest rate hikes

Thursday, August 17, 2017

Fed meeting minutes reveal concern about weak inflation and possible halt to interest rate hikes

Federal Reserve policymakers appeared increasingly wary about recent weak inflation and some called for halting interest rate hikes until it was clear the trend was transitory.  The minutes also indicated the Fed was poised to begin reducing its $4.2 trillion portfolio of Treasury bonds and mortgage-backed securities.

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