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The once-solid consensus among Federal Reserve members regarding the ongoing rate hike campaign initiated in March 2022 is now showing signs of fragmentation within the board.

Recent insights gleaned from the minutes of the latest Federal Open Market Committee meeting held on July 25-26 underscore the emergence of uncertainties about the future trajectory of interest rates.

July’s FOMC Minutes: Key Takeaways

Market Reactions: Stocks, Dollar Make U Turns

Prior to the FOMC minutes release, the market had anticipated a high probability of around 90% for the Fed to maintain rates in September. Similarly, the likelihood of this stance continuing into November was at 65%.

After the release of the minutes, traders slightly revised higher chances for a rate hike by the November meeting, leading to an implied probability of 39%, up from 35%.

The SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (NYSE:SPY) initially experienced a 0.3% decline but managed to recover losses by the time of this report. The Invesco QQQ Trust (NASDAQ:QQQ) followed a similar pattern.

Conversely, the U.S. dollar index, monitored via the Invesco DB USD Index Bullish Fund ETF (NYSE:UUP), displayed an upward 0.2% spike followed by a subsequent decline.

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