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Fed's Waller expects more tightening but is 'flexible' on the pace
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Seeking Alpha reports: Between the Federal Open Market Committee's three rate cuts late in 2025 and its rate hike in September 2026, Federal Reserve Governor Christopher Waller saw a "preponderance of evidence" that risks shifted from the labor market toward inflation, he said on Thursday. That convinced him that a rate hike was needed in September. One move, though, isn't likely to bring inflation down to the central bank's 2% goal. "If the economic data continue to come in as expected, I…
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