Wall Street climbs after Fed minutes meet expectations

By Stephen Culp NEW YORK (Reuters) – Wall Street ended higher Wednesday after the release of minutes from the Federal Reserve’s latest monetary policy meeting, which showed policymakers unanimously felt the U.S. economy was very strong as they grappled with reining in inflation without triggering a recession. The minutes from the Federal Open Market Committee’s May meeting, which culminated in a 50-basis-point hike in the Fed funds target rate – the biggest jump in 22 years – showed most of the committee’s members judged that further such rate hikes would “likely be appropriate” at its upcomin…

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