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Fed officials assessed that the announced tariff increases had been significantly larger and more extensive than anticipated and noted considerable uncertainty surrounding the direction of trade policy and the magnitude, scope, timing, and duration of its economic effects, minutes from the May FOMC meeting showed. Policymakers viewed this uncertainty as unusually high and judged that downside risks to employment and economic activity, as well as upside risks to inflation, had increased. In discussing the outlook for monetary policy, participants agreed that, with economic growth and the labor market remaining solid and current policy stance moderately restrictive, the Fed was well positioned to remain patient and await greater clarity on inflation and economic trends. They concurred that rising uncertainty around the economic outlook warranted a cautious approach until the broader implications of recent government policy changes become more evident.