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  "id": 12727940,
  "title": "US Fed minutes show bank is unlikely to hike rates in October",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/07/us-fed-minutes-show-bank-is-unlikely-to-hike-rates-in-october",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-10-07T22:41:10.000Z",
  "source": {
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    "url": "https://www.semafor.com/article/10/07/2026/us-fed-minutes-show-bank-is-unlikely-to-hike-rates-in-october"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "The US Federal Reserve’s September meeting minutes, released on Wednesday, have dampened expectations for a rate hike at their upcoming October meeting. While the central bank did vote to raise interest rates last month, policymakers were divided on the reasoning behind the decision, with some aiming to combat demand-driven inflation and others targeting energy and AI-driven price shocks. The recent cooler-than-expected jobs report, coupled with rising bond yields, has supported the argument for a rate pause. According to a former Philadelphia Fed president, who spoke to The Wall Street Journal, \"The long end of the yield curve has already gone up, and that's the end that matters to the economy.\" The market's odds of a rate increase at the October meeting have consequently decreased, with expectations still standing for a December hike.",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}