【Federal Reserve Mouthpiece: Fed Minutes Suggest Rate Cuts Will Be Cautious If Inflation Stalls】Golden Finance reports that Nick Timiraos, the 'Federal Reserve Mouthpiece', wrote that Fed officials discussed the possibility of slowing or pausing rate cuts if progress in reducing inflation stalls during a meeting earlier this month. According to the minutes released on Tuesday, officials believe that if the economy performs as they expect, namely that inflation continues to decline steadily, then 'it may be appropriate to gradually move toward a more neutral rate setting.' The minutes indicate that all 19 officials participating in the discussion agreed to lower the Fed's benchmark short-term interest rate by 25 basis points. Some policymakers believe that since the September meeting, the risk of a more pronounced slowdown in the job market or economy has diminished. Many of them also expressed greater uncertainty about where interest rates should be set for an economy that neither needs stimulus nor monetary restraint. The minutes state that these considerations 'make it appropriate to gradually reduce policy constraints.'