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title: "Majority of FOMC members see a hike as likely if inflation stays persistently over 2%"
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description: "The Federal Reserve's FOMC members indicated that if inflation remains above 2%, a rate hike may be necessary. They acknowledged that ongoing uncertainty from the Middle East conflict and high inflation could require a longer maintenance of the current policy stance than previously expected."
datetime: "2026-05-20T18:29:18.000Z"
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# Majority of FOMC members see a hike as likely if inflation stays persistently over 2%

The Federal Reserve's policymakers generally agreed that uncertainty stemming from the Middle East conflict and elevated inflation "could necessitate maintaining the current policy stance for longer than previously anticipated," according to the minutes of the Federal Open Market Committee's April 28-29 meeting released on Wednesday. Furthermore, t...

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