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Fed Minutes

Please click here for a chart of S&P 500 ETF (SPY) which represents the benchmark stock market index S&P 500 (SPX).

Note the following:

  • The chart indicates when the Fed minutes were released.
  • The Fed minutes indicate caution is warranted by prudent investors.  Here are the key points:
    • The Fed is going to follow the data.
    • At some point, the Fed may slow the pace of rate increases to allow time to assess the effects of previous increases as the data is lagging.