Fed Minutes Show Several Officials Nod to Rate-Hike Scenario
February 18, 2026
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February 18, 2026
Fed Minutes Show Several Officials Nod to Rate-Hike Scenario
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<p>The people, companies and trends shaping the global economy.<br />Watch Carol and Tim LIVE every day on YouTube: <a href="http://bit.ly/3vTiACF">http://bit.ly/3vTiACF</a>.<br />Federal Reserve officials signaled renewed worries over inflation with “several” policymakers suggesting the central bank may need to raise interest rates if inflation stays above their goal.<br />“Several participants indicated that they would have supported a two-sided description of the committee’s future interest-rate decisions, reflecting the possibility that upward adjustments to the target range for the federal funds rate could be appropriate if inflation remains at above-target levels,” a record of the central bank’s January meeting showed.<br />Minutes of the Federal Open Market Committee’s Jan. 27-28 meeting released Wednesday also revealed that a “vast majority of participants judged that downside risks to employment had moderated in recent months while the risk of more persistent inflation remained.”<br /><br />The FOMC voted 10-2 at the meeting to hold the benchmark federal funds rate in a range of 3.5%-3.75%. Governors Christopher Waller and Stephen Miran dissented in favor of a quarter-point reduction. Officials dropped language pointing to increased downside risks to employment that had appeared in the three previous statements.<br />The minutes further signaled that one group of policymakers was embracing a view less open to additional rate cuts, at least in the near term.<br />Today's show features:</p> <ul> <li>Michael McKee, Bloomberg TV and Radio International Economics & Policy Correspondent, on the latest FOMC minutes</li> <li>Mike Wilson, Chief US Equity Strategist and Chief Investment Officer for Morgan Stanley, and Bloomberg News Equities Reporter Alexandra Semenova</li> <li>Kamini Lane, President and CEO of Coldwell Banker Realty, on latest US Housing data</li> <li>Bloomberg News Senior Technology Reporter Kurt Wagner on the Social Media Addiction trial</li> </ul><p>See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.</p>
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