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'Many' Fed members favour December rate hike: minutes

Published Thu, Oct 12, 2017 · 09:50 PM

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    Washington

    US central bankers are sharply divided over whether to increase interest rates again this year amid persistently weak inflation, but many still favour a hike, according to minutes released Wednesday.

    Policymakers also said that the economic damage from back-to-back hurricanes since August would likely be only temporary, according to a record of the Fed's most recent meeting last month.

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