The minutes from the Federal Reserve’s latest policy meeting highlight the week, offering more insight into how close central bank officials are to raising interest rates. We also get a look at consumer prices and whether the housing sector continued its hot streak in July.

#1: Federal Open Market Committee Minutes

The Fed releases the minutes from its July policy meeting on Wednesday. The minutes are likely to give more details about the timing and path of interest rates. The Fed last month offered subtle hints that it is getting closer to its first increase in nearly a decade, though Chairwoman Janet Yellen has emphasized the date is not yet certain. An overwhelming majority of economists polled by The Wall Street Journal expect the Fed will begin raising rates in September.

#2: Consumer Prices in July

Also Wednesday, look for an update on inflation from the Labor Department’s consumer-price index report. Although it’s not the Fed’s preferred inflation gauge, the CPI will offer the latest look at whether prices are firming. The annual index rose for the first time this year in June. Fed officials have said they want to be reasonably confident inflation is moving toward their 2% goal before raising rates.