Jerome Powell spoke Oct. 19 and said the Federal Open Market Committee would be “proceeding carefully.”

Dissent on interest rate decisions might send mixed messages to Wall Street about where the economy is headed.

The national average is still a paltry 0.13%, according to Bankrate, even as the Federal Reserve hikes interest rates.

A record-high percentage of firms are facing supply shortages, the National Association for Business Economics found, and most are passing cost increases om to customers.

For those who understand Fed lingo, the minutes can hint at divisions or disagreements, and where Fed policy may be headed.

Five public speeches? Even for increasingly communicative central bankers, that’s a lot.

The Fed presents a united front when it makes decisions, but not everyone on the Federal Open Market Committee has a say on interest rates.