Fed sees 'more restrictive' rates possible if inflation persists: Minutes

Policy makers backed raising rates at their next meeting in July by either 50 or 75 basis points, according to minutes of the FOMC's June 14-15 policy meeting released Wednesday in Washington

Federal Reserve officials agreed last month that interest rates may need to keep rising for longer to prevent higher inflation from becoming entrenched, even if that slowed the US economy.

Policy makers backed raising rates at their next meeting in July by either 50 or 75 basis points, according to minutes of the Federal Open Market Committee’s June 14-15 policy meeting released Wednesday in Washington. They viewed maintaining the central bank’s credibility to control inflation as crucial.

“Many participants judged that a significant risk now facing the committee was that elevated inflation could become entrenched if the public began to question the