The Federal Reserve has put its plans for rate increases on hold, and for a while the economy should give it cover. But a while isn’t forever. Minutes released Wednesday from the Fed’s January meeting showed that policy makers were getting more worried about the health of the economy. They gave a list of reasons why, including weakness overseas, the fading effects of last year’s tax cuts and government-spending increases and trade tensions.

Source: Wall Street Journal February 20, 2019 21:22 UTC