Fed meeting minutes: Rates could come down further if inflation drops
Yahoo Finance·2026-02-18 19:51
Several Federal Reserve officials anticipate further interest rate cuts if inflation were to drop, while others see holding rates for "some time," according to minutes of the central bank's January policy meeting released Wednesday. "Several commented that further downward adjustments to the target range for the federal funds rate would likely be appropriate if inflation were to decline in line with their expectations," the minutes read. Still others thought that more rate cuts may not be needed until ...