Policymakers Generally Saw Risks from Global Economic and Financial Developments As Having Diminished, But Still warranted Close Monitoring

Many Policymakers Saw Recent Data As Providing Greater Confidence That Inflation Rate Would rise to Central Bank's 2 Percent Target Over the Medium-Term

A Number of Policymakers Said Risks to Inflation Outlook remained Tilted to Downside

Many Policymakers expressed Confidence That U.s. Economic Growth Would Pick up in Subsequent Quarters; Some Saw Risk That more Persistent Slowdown Under Way

A Few Policymakers Saw It As Appropriate to Increase Rates at April Meeting; Two worried That U.s. Central Bank Was behind Curve on Inflation