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Fed's December rate cut looks increasingly like a toss-up
Citing worries about inflation and signs of relative stability in the labor market after two U.S. interest rate cuts this year, a growing number of Federal Reserve policymakers are signaling reticence on further easing, helping push financial market-based odds of a reduction in borrowing costs in December to below 50%. As if to underscore the knife-edge decision, San Francisco Fed President Mary Daly - until now a firm supporter of the Fed's rate cuts - said on Thursday any decision about four weeks ahead of the next policy meeting is "premature." "I have an open mind, but I haven't made a final decision on ... (full story)
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