The following are the expectations for today's FOMC minutes from the January meeting as provided by the economists at 15 major banks. Goldman Sachs: The January FOMC statement was largely in line with expectations, with a marginally dovish shift in language. For today's minutes, we'll be watching for: (1) any hints regarding future use of the word "patient", (2) discussion of the potential for pass-through from the stronger dollar and falling oil prices, (3) commentary on the continued decline in market-implied measures of long-run inflation compensation, and (4) any discussion of developments in Europe. ... (full story)