BREAKING: The long-awaited FED Minutes have been released! Here's what you need to know!

The long-awaited FED minutes have finally been released. Here are the most important parts to know from the released document:

• All participants thought it was appropriate not to change the target interest rate.
• Some participants expressed that possible changes in trade and migration policies could prevent the decline in inflation.
• The majority of participants thought that the risks facing binary goals were roughly balanced.
• Some participants expressed that the risks to achieving the inflation target appeared to be greater than the risks to achieving the employment target.
• Some participants said that it may be appropriate to pause or slow down balance sheet reduction until the debt ceiling issue is resolved.
• Many participants said it would be appropriate for the structure of asset purchases, after the balance sheet reduction is completed, to be adjusted to be closer in size to the composition of the maturing Treasury securities issued.
• Those participating in the FED survey believe that the balance sheet reduction process will be completed a little later than previously expected, around mid-2025.
• The economic outlook of the FED personnel has not changed significantly from the outlook presented at the December meeting.
• During the frame review preliminary discussions, policymakers expressed their openness to changing the elements presented in the 2020 document.
• FED staff see financial vulnerabilities as 'significant'.
• Authorities believe that increased uncertainty and caution should be exercised in lowering interest rates.