The Fed is losing confidence in a key part of its policy
Federal Reserve officials raised interest rates in June despite worries about slowing inflation and job growth, largely because officials were still pretty sure the slowdown would quickly pass.
However, minutes from last month’s policy meeting showed a growing number of policymakers are becoming reluctant about the need for continued monetary policy tightening given the weakening in the data.
"Several participants expressed concern that progress toward the committee's 2% longer-run inflati
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