“美联储传声筒”Nick Timiraos：FOMC的政策声明以及凯文·沃什主席新闻发布会上的开场发言，就近期的经济发展提供了一些信息。沃什还简要概述了会议上讨论的重大问题，但并未提供像周五洛根、哈玛克、卡什卡利公布的异议声明中那样详细阐述的政策决定理由。

US Senate confirmed David Cummins as administrator of the Transportation Security Administration (TSA).

Fed regional president Barkin said whether current policy rates are sufficiently restrictive to curb inf remains an "open question" and he is unsure he would have voted for this week's hike like three other regional presidents. He said there is a case for tightening to reverse part of last year's rate cuts, but June's slower inf gives time before the next meeting to assess the policy stance. Barkin is not a voting member on rate decisions until next year. He expressed doubt that the labor market is notably tight and said uneven price pass-through makes it hard to gauge residual inf.