Coin World News reports, according to Jins10 Data, the financial website Marketwatch states that the minutes from the Federal Reserve's December meeting show that almost all policymakers believe the upward risks to the inflation outlook have increased. U.S. stocks fluctuate between slight increases and decreases. The minutes indicate that Federal Reserve officials did not discuss the possibility of raising interest rates in December. Officials believe that if the inflation rate remains high, the Fed may keep interest rates unchanged or ease monetary policy at a slower pace.