Nick Timiraos: The Federal Reserve will raise interest rates slightly in February

ChainCatcher news, Wall Street Journal reporter Nick Timiraos, known as the "Fed's mouthpiece," wrote that Federal Reserve officials are preparing to slow the pace of interest rate hikes for the second consecutive meeting and are debating the terminal rate. Previously, they had gained more confidence that inflation would ease further this year. In recent public speeches and interviews, Federal Reserve officials have stated that slowing the rate of increase to a more traditional 25 basis points would give them more time to assess the impact of the rate hikes, allowing them to decide where to stop raising rates. Federal Reserve officials may begin to consider whether to pause rate hikes this spring and when to do so. (Jin10)