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Further Decline in Unemployment Rate Makes a September Hike More Likely

Policymakers’ continued to have different views on the implications of recent inflation data for the pace of normalization. However, policymakers were generally hopeful that a labor market that was continuing to strengthen would eventually contribute to inflation firming toward its objective. Harker dismissed concerns about recent softness as “unwarranted” and maintained his expectation for three […]