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US Fed minutes show bank is unlikely to hike rates in October

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The US Federal Reserve is unlikely to increase interest rates at its October meeting according to minutes released from its September session. Policymakers were divided over the reasons for raising rates last month, with some focusing on demand-driven inflation and others on energy and AI-related price shocks. Recent economic indicators, including a cooler-than-expected jobs report, have strengthened arguments for pausing rate hikes, though December remains a possible time for an increase.
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In September, US Federal Reserve policymakers unanimously decided to raise interest rates but were divided on the reasons for doing so, with some focusing on demand-driven inflation and others on energy and AI-related price shocks. Following this decision, minutes from the meeting showed that a cooler-than-expected jobs report in October reduced market expectations of another rate hike at the Fed's next meeting, scheduled for early November. Bond yields also increased, supporting an argument for pausing further interest rate hikes. A former Philadelphia Fed president noted that the rise in long-term bond yields is particularly significant as it affects economic growth more directly than short-term rates. As a result of these factors, market odds of a rate increase at the October meeting dropped, with most analysts now expecting any potential hike to wait until December instead.

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Last week’s cooler-than-expected jobs report, along with a rise in bond yields, bolstered the case for a pause: “The long end of the yield curve has already gone up, and that’s the end that matters to the economy,” a former Philadelphia Fed president told The Wall Street Journal.
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The market odds of a rate increase at the US Federal Reserve’s October meeting sank Wednesday after the central bank published minutes of its September meeting, though Fed watchers priced in a December hike. asserted
watchers → sink → hike
While the Fed’s policymakers voted unanimously to raise interest rates last month, they were divided over the rationale for doing so. asserted
they → vote → rationale
Some sought to head off demand-driven inflation while others wanted to curb energy and AI-driven price shocks. asserted
others → seek → shocks
Last week’s cooler-than-expected jobs report, along with a rise in bond yields, bolstered the case for a pause: “The long end of the yield curve has already gone up, and that’s the end that matters to the economy,” a former Philadelphia Fed president told The Wall Street Journal. asserted
president → expect → Journal
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