Economics

Fed Officials Diverge on Need for Possible Interest-Rate Cut

  • Evans and Bullard watching deceleration in core price gauge
  • Diversity of views expressed in comments, not policy votes
Mester Says Fed Is in a Good Spot, Has Time to Assess Outlook
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Two Federal Reserve officials laid out the case for a possible interest-rate cut just days after Chairman Jerome Powell said there was no reason to move in either direction.

Two other U.S. central bankers sounded more comfortable with the current policy stance.