Golden Finance reported that according to the financial website Marketwatch, the minutes of the Federal Reserve’s December meeting showed that almost all policymakers believed that the upward risks to the inflation outlook had increased. Since then, U.S. stocks have fluctuated between slight gains and losses. The latest meeting minutes showed that Fed officials did not discuss a possible interest rate hike in December. Officials believe the Fed may keep interest rates on hold or ease monetary policy at a slower pace if inflation remains high.