Fed minutes to clarify extent of discord on easing | Reuters: Minutes from the Fed's January meeting, which will be released on Wednesday, should offer more insight than usual into where officials stand on the question of whether more bond purchases are warranted to help a still-frail economy.
While the minutes always give a flavor of the policy debate, the central bank for the first time will provide "qualitative" details on officials' views on the Fed's near-record $2.9 trillion balance sheet.
This new information -- a counterpart to the first-ever interest rate projections released last month -- could suggest a greater willingness to ease further than was evidenced following the meeting. Last month, the Fed said it would likely leave rates near zero until at least late 2014, but offered no details on how it should handle its asset holdings.
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