Federal Reserve officials were very uneasy about their forecast of a gradual pickup in economic growth over coming quarters, according to the minutes of the central bank's interest-rate setting committee meeting on Sept. 20-21 released Wednesday.
Fed members saw "significant downside risks" to growth.
These risks included household deleveraging, bigger-than-expected fiscal tightening, or a potential spillover from Europe.
Fed officials agreed to consider how best to use their monetary policy and liquidity tools to deal with such shocks if they occurred.
At the meeting, the Fed adopted an Operation Twist to extend the maturities on its balance sheet.
Two officials wanted to do more.
Fed officials seemed eager to disclose more about their economic goals, suggesting there could be more developments on this front in coming meetings.
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La Fed, dividida sobre la compra masiva de bonos
Los responsables de la política monetaria de EEUU debatieron intensamente el mes pasado la conveniencia de mantener la opción de compra de más activos, en medio de una "considerable incertidumbre" sobre la reactivación económica. La Reserva Federal (Fed) divulgó hoy las actas de la reunión que mantuvo su Comité de Mercado Abierto el 20 y 21 de septiembre y durante la cual se ratificó la política monetaria que ha mantenido la tasa de interés por debajo del 0,25 % desde diciembre de 2008 y que continuará hasta mediados de 2013.
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