With the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank coming not long before the Federal Reserve's latest monetary policy meeting, the minutes of the meeting revealed some debate about raising interest rates.
The minutes of the March 21-22 meeting, released Wednesday afternoon, showed some participants considered leaving rates unchanged to allow more time to assess the effects of the banking sector turmoil.
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April 24, 2026 15:15 ET Economics news flow was relatively light this week even as the conflict in the Middle East continued, raising concerns for policymakers. In the U.S., spending data, initial jobless claims and pending home sales were the highlights. Business confidence in the biggest euro area economy was in focus in Europe. Inflation data from Japan gained attention in Asia.