The FOMC minutes once again included some discussion about details of eventual tightening, but they also made clear that such tightening is not imminent -- the discussion is just part of long-term planning," said Jim O'Sullivan, chief US economist at High Frequency Economics. "Overall, no major surprises."
Policymakers at the meeting weighed evidence that inflation had moved up recently from low levels earlier in the year toward the central bank's 2.0 percent target.