FOMC: June hike remains on the table, but the hurdle is higher

The January FOMC minutes were unusually long. In addition to the usual annual update of the longer-run goals of monetary policy strategy (which were essentially unchanged from last year, except to reflect new central estimates for the NAIRU), the minutes also contained a further technical discussion on tools for policy liftoff. There are some interesting … More FOMC: June hike remains on the table, but the hurdle is higher