AlHijjah 6, 1436, Sep 20, 2015, SPA --Federal Reserve policymakers appeared deeply divided on Saturday over how seriously problems in the world economy will effect the U.S., a fracture that may be difficult for Fed Chair Janet Yellen to mend as she guides the central bank's debate over whether to hike interest rates, Reuters reported. Though last week's decision to again delay an interest rate increase was near-unanimous, drawing only one dissent, St. Louis Fed President James Bullard called the session "pressure-packed" as members debated whether global uncertainty or the continued strength of the U.S. economy deserved more attention. In the end the committee felt that tepid global demand, a possible weakening of inflation measures, and recent market volatility warranted waiting to see how that might impact the U.S. Bullard, who does not have a vote this year on the Fed's main policy-setting committee, said he would have joined Richmond Fed President Jeffrey Lacker's dissent, and worried the central bank had paid too much attention to recent financial market gyrations. -- SPA 03:29 LOCAL TIME 00:29 GMT تغريد
