According to the financial website Marketwatch, the minutes of the Federal Reserve's December meeting show that nearly all policymakers believe the risks to the inflation outlook are increasing, after which U.S. stocks fluctuated slightly between rising and falling. The latest 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 Federal Reserve may keep interest rates unchanged or loosen monetary policy at a slower pace.