Fed-Protokolle: US-Zentralbank uneins über weiteren Zinserhöhungskurs
Die US-Notenbank ist nach der jüngsten Zinserhöhung gespalten. Die neuen Fed-Protokolle zeigen Uneinigkeit über Inflation, Wirtschaftslage und den weiteren geldpolitischen Kurs.
The Federal Reserve remains divided over the path to take regarding future interest rate hikes, according to the protocol from their recent September meeting released on Wednesday night. The document lays out the opposing arguments supporting the rate increase and the differing interpretations of what this step means for the future course.
Some view it as primarily precautionary, while the other camp sees it as a shift towards a more restrictive monetary policy aimed at slowing down the economy. Despite tensions from the Iran war, the U.S. economy continues to grow, with GDP increasing by 2.2 percent year-on-year in the second quarter. At the same time, U.S. inflation has stubbornly remained above the Fed's two percent target for five and a half years.
The disagreement and differing assessments of the current economic situation suggest a lively debate is expected at the Fed's meeting at the end of the month, likely centered on whether inflation has taken on a broader, demand-driven dimension that justifies further action from the central bank. An alternative is to wait and observe whether the energy shock eases and inflation returns to the central bank's target level.
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