• A few participants favored raising rates by 50 basis points
  • All participants favored a 25 basis point hike
  • All participants agreed more rate hikes needed to achieve federal open market committee's job, inflation objectives
  • Restrictive monetary policy needed until Fed confident inflation falling to 2%, added that process likely to take some time
  • All participants favored further Fed balance sheet reductions under current plan
  • Uncertainty associated with outlooks for economy, job market inflation was high
  • Risks to economic outlook weighed to the downside
  • Upside risks for inflation , including China's economic reopening and Russia's war in Ukraine
  • Uncertainty associated with outlooks for economy, job market inflation was high
  • Job market very tight, labor demand outstripping available supply
  • Some participants saw elevated prospect of recession in 2023
  • Continued tight labor market would contribute upward pressure to inflation
  • Inflation in the last three months has eased, but they need to see more progress
  • Drawn out US debt limit process could pose significant risks to financial system, economy
  • Some members acknowledge financial conditions has eased of late
  • Anticipated that consumption would likely grow at a subdued rate in 2022

In the markets:

  • Dow Industrial Average up 101 points or 0.31%
  • S&P index up 19.0 points or 0.47%
  • NASDAQ index up 86.71.0.76 percent
  • Russell 2000 up 14.86 points or 0.79%

in the debt market:

  • 2 year yield 4.675% -5.2 basis points
  • 5 year yield 4.133% -4.3 basis points
  • 10 year yield 3.912% -4.4 basis points
  • 30 year 3.924% -5.0 basis points