The Federal Reserve left interest rates unchanged after its July 25-26 meeting and indicated it could begin shrinking its bond portfolio as soon as September. Officials in recent weeks also have been grappling with issues such as weak inflation, the prospects for future rate increases and uncertainty about fiscal policy—all topics that might have been discussed at the meeting. If so, the Fed could provide new detail about those conversations in the minutes of the meeting, to be released at 2 p.m. EDT Wednesday. Here are five...

Source: Wall Street Journal August 15, 2017 17:37 UTC