The following are the expectations for the minutes of the January FOMC meeting by the economists at Bank of America Merrill Lynch, Citibank, Morgan Stanley, Barclays Capital, and other leading banks. BofA: The minutes of the January FOMC meeting are likely to reveal a number of debates within the Committee but not necessarily much resolution. Recall that weather was just starting to become a significant potential explanation for a rash of soft data reports, while the turmoil in global financial markets was in full force. We look for Fed officials to acknowledge some risks to the outlook, but largely view them as ... (full story)