Federal Reserve officials in December adopted a new stance on rate-cutting amid elevated inflation risks, deciding to move more slowly in the months ahead.

“Participants indicated that the committee was at or near the point at which it would be appropriate to slow the pace of policy easing,” minutes from the Federal Open Market Committee’s (FOMC’s) December gathering showed. “Many participants suggested that a variety of factors underlined the need for a careful approach to monetary policy decisions over coming quarters.” They cited higher inflation readings, continued strength in spending, and reduced downside risks to the outlook for the labor market and economic activity, according to the minutes, released Wednesday in Washington. U.S. central bankers cut their benchmark lending rate by a quarter point at that meeting to a range of 4.25 percent to 4.5 percent.

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