{"id":5090,"date":"2009-10-14T14:42:32","date_gmt":"2009-10-14T18:42:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thedisciplinedinvestor.com\/blog\/?p=5090"},"modified":"2009-10-14T14:42:32","modified_gmt":"2009-10-14T18:42:32","slug":"fomc-minutes-a-few-clues-in-red-and-green","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thedisciplinedinvestor.com\/blog\/2009\/10\/14\/fomc-minutes-a-few-clues-in-red-and-green\/","title":{"rendered":"FOMC Minutes &#8211; A Few Clues in Red and Green"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>U.S. Federal Reserve Meeting Minutes For September 23 <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Good and bad news mixed in, but no surprises.<strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">(<\/span>RED <\/span>= Negative Views on Economy<span style=\"color: #008000;\"> Green <\/span>= Positive Views on <!--more-->Economy)<strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #800000;\">Fed Members Said Employment Conditions `Remained Weak&#8217;<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #008000;\">FOMC Members Said Financial Markets `Broadly Positive&#8217;<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #008000;\">FOMC Members Said Housing Activity Rising, Prices Stabilized<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #800000;\">Fed Members Said Unemployment Unlikely To Fall `Appreciably&#8217;<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><strong>Fed Members Expressed Uncertainty On Outlook Without Govt Aid<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #800000;\">Many FOMC Members Said Consumers Likely To Remain Cautious<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #800000;\">Most FOMC Members Saw `Substantial&#8217; Labor Slack In Coming Years<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #008000;\">Many FOMC Members Raised Economic Projections For Second Half<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #008000;\">Most FOMC Members Thought An Economic Recovery Was Underway<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #800000;\">Many FOMC Members Said Recovery Likely To Be `Quite Restrained&#8217;<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #008000;\">FOMC: Overall Economic Activity Beginning To Pick Up<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #008000;\">FOMC Says Gradual Housing Sector Recovery Underway<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #800000;\">FOMC Discussed Need For Flexibility On Size Of Asset Purchases<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #800000;\">Some FOMC Members Favored Increasing Limit To MBS Purchases<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #800000;\">Fed Economists Saw Core Inflation Slowing Over Next Two Years<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #800000;\">Fed Economists Saw Unemployment Declining To 8% By End Of 2011<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #800000;\">Fed Economists Saw Unemployment Falling To 9.25% By End Of 2010<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #800000;\">A Few On FOMC Wanted To Slow Asset Purchases Over Longer Period<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #008000;\">Fed: Some FOMC Members Wanted To Taper Asset Purchases Quickly<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>___<\/p>\n<p>Disclosure: <a title=\"Horowitz &amp; Company\" href=\"http:\/\/www.horowitzandcompany.com\">Horowitz &amp; Company<\/a> clients may hold positions of securities mentioned as of the date published.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>U.S. Federal Reserve Meeting Minutes For September 23 Good and bad news mixed in, but no surprises. 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