Four banks renew call for quarter-point hike

  • Four of 12 banks wanted hike (same as previously)
  • Minneapolis wanted cut
  • Discount rate has been 0.75% since Feb 2010
  • Wages gains modest, low inflation tied to energy
  • Full text (pdf)

The minutes from the March and April discount rate meetings. It would start to get more interesting if they had 5 votes and indicate a Fed hike could be closer than anticipated.