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In the most recent meeting minutes released Wednesday, many FOMC members commented on their uncertainty about when rates should come down. Several participants said they were willing to raise rates further.
The committee, during their April 30-May 1 meeting, found that uncertainty came from the possibility that "high interest rates may have smaller effects than in the past" and that "longer-run equilibrium interest rates may be higher than previously thought." Worse yet, some members feared U.S. economic potential output may be lower than previously estimated.
Participants said interest rates would stay put unless inflation numbers were clearly at 2%, or the labor market clearly weakens. Members said they would be willing to raise rates if "risks to inflation materialize in a way that such an action became appropriate."
On the news, the major indexes fell upwards of 0.4%:
