Fed's Internal Rate Debate Faces New Scrutiny as July Minutes Reveal Three Dissents

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Minutes from the Federal Reserve's July meeting will reveal an unusually visible policy split, with three dissents favoring a quarter-point rate increase amid elevated inflation and mixed economic data. BMO Capital Markets Senior Economist Jennifer Lee expects the Fed to remain patient, with the firm forecasting no rate move until late 2027, when it expects the central bank to begin cutting.