The Federal Reserve plans to remain "patient" in determining future interest rates moves, even if "global economic and financial conditions continued to improve," according to minutes released Wednesday of the Fed's most recent meeting. They did not raise or lower interest rates at that meeting, despite pressure from President Trump to lower them.

Why it matters: The U.S. economy has been humming along — with solid job gains, low unemployment and receding "uncertainties affecting the U.S. and global economic outlooks," per the meeting minutes — but the market is still betting that the central bank will cut rates before the end of the year, not raise them.

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The Federal Reserve plans to remain "patient" in determining future moves in interest rates, even if "global economic and financial conditions continued to improve," according to minutes released Wednesday of the Fed's most recent meeting. They did not raise or lower interest rates at that meeting, despite pressure from President Trump to lower them.

Why it matters: The U.S. economy has been humming along — with solid job gains, low unemployment and receding "uncertainties affecting the U.S. and global economic outlooks," per the meeting minutes — but the market is still betting that the central bank will move to cut rates before the end of the year, not raise them. The bets have grown with low inflation readings below the Fed's 2% target. But Fed officials noted "muted inflation pressures" as one of the reasons a patient approach will be appropriate "for some time."

The White House is considering Derek Kan, undersecretary at the Department of Transportation, for a spot on the Federal Reserve's Board of Governors, Bloomberg reports. A source close to the situation tells Axios that the leak reads like a "trial balloon," after President Trump's past four picks failed to pass muster.

The bottom line: Kan already has made it through the Senate confirmation process in order to move into his current position, which could make the White House believe he'd have smoother sailing than past nominees.