Federal Reserve meeting —

At its 1 February 2023 meeting, the Federal Reserve raised its policy rate from 4.25–4.50% to 4.50–4.75%. The decision passed 12-0.

Decision

hike — 4.25–4.50% to 4.50–4.75%

Vote: 12-0

Key passages

the Committee decided to raise the target range for the federal funds rate to 4-1/2 to 4-3/4 percent.

Rate hike confirmed; size in line with expectations but still tightening.

The Committee anticipates that ongoing increases in the target range will be appropriate in order to attain a stance of monetary policy that is sufficiently restrictive to return inflation to 2 percent over time.

Explicitly signals further hikes; key phrase 'sufficiently restrictive' reinforces tightening bias.

Meeting documents

Background reading

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