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Five Things That Worry the Fed
Make no mistake about it—Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen and her colleagues like what they see in the U.S. economy and still expect to raise interest rates this year. Even so, minutes from their January meeting raised a number of yellow flags that inclined them toward leaving the federal funds rate near zero for longer. Here are five concerns policy makers expressed in the minutes: 1. Wage growth is still too slow Year-on-year growth in average hourly earnings—a closely watched measure of wages—has been stuck in a 2 percent range for almost the entire expansion. While economists debate signs that it may be ... (full story)
