Fed Transcripts Show Doubts About Need for 2015 Rate Hike

Fed Transcripts Show Doubts About Need for 2015 Rate Hike
The Federal Reserve building is seen in Washington on May 22, 2020. Patrick Semansky/AP Photo
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WASHINGTON—Newly released transcripts show that many Federal Reserve officials had concerns in late 2015 over whether they were making a mistake in raising a key interest rate for the first time in nearly a decade.

Transcripts of their discussions, released on Jan. 8, showed that the chief concern was whether the Fed would be acting prematurely in starting to raise rates given how low inflation was at the time.