December interest rate cut depends on inflation, Fed official says

A top Federal Reserve board member said Monday he’s likely to support an interest rate cut when the Fed meets in two weeks, as long as inflation isn't still persistent.

Christopher Waller, a member of the Fed’s Board of Governors, said he was confident the rate of inflation would continue to decrease, according to The Associated Press — but that there was still a chance it might be “stuck above” the Fed’s 2% target, in........

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