The Fed: Fed officials continue to worry about ‘significant upside inflation risks,’ minutes show

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“Most” Federal Reserve officials last month continued to see serious inflation risks which could require more interest-rate hikes, according to the minutes of the July policy meeting.

The big question facing Fed officials continues to be whether the level of the policy interest rate is now “sufficiently restrictive” to bring inflation down to 2% target.

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