Federal Reserve Bank of Boston President Susan Collins said Friday she wants to see more data before deciding whether the central bank should cut rates again at its policy meeting next month. Markets are questioning whether the Fed will press forward with rate cuts at its next meeting in the wake of some new data pointing to firmer inflation pressures. This comes also at a time when Donald Trump has been elected president again on an economic platform of trade tariffs and mass deportations, which broad swathes of economists expect will reignite inflation.
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Boston Fed President Susan Collins said it was too soon to say whether the Fed should cut interest rates next month. “It’s not a done deal.”
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October retail sales top estimates, September spending revised sharply higher
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