The Fed is signaling that it’s not worried about inflation picking up. Wall Street is still on edge | CNN Business

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Earlier this week, some officials at the Federal Reserve said they’re no longer worried about inflation reaccelerating, after data showed that progress stalled in the first quarter. Optimism spurred by the latest inflation data pushed all three major stock indexes to new record highs. But now Wall Street, eager for rate cuts, is on edge again.

That’s because minutes from the central bank’s latest policy meeting released Wednesday showed that “various” officials said they would be willing to raise interest rates if necessary and that there were doubts as to whether financial conditions are restrictive

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