Central Bank Evidence

The April 29 FOMC minutes, released Wednesday May 20 at 2 PM ET, showed officials shifting from debating rate cuts toward debating potential rate hikes, citing persistent inflation above the 2% target. The hawkish read flipped the policy script relative to the 8-4 dissent that had featured a cut-favoring minority.

Provenance — node opacity = source trust
Evidence Strength
Strong
Evidence Observed At
May 20, 2026 · 6:00 PM UTC
Citation
https://www.federalreserve.gov/monetarypolicy/fomcminutes20260429.htm
Citation Source
fed-press
Central Bank
Federal Open Market Committee
Meeting Date
Apr 29, 2026