The two Federal Reserve policymakers who dissented against the U.S. central bank decision's to leave interest rates unchanged last month appear not to have been joined by other policymakers in voicing support for lowering rates at that meeting,

Minutes from the Fed's July policy meeting revealed policymakers prioritized tariff-driven inflation risks over labor market concerns when keeping interest rates unchanged.

The central bank has kept its benchmark federal funds target range on hold at 4.25-4.5 per cent this year, amid concerns that tariffs imposed by the White House on US imports could stoke another wave of inflation.