Fed’s Kashkari Says Only Inflation Could Derail December Cut

Neel Kashkari, president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis.Photographer: Victor J. Blue/Bloomberg
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Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis President Neel Kashkari said he’ll be looking at incoming inflation data to determine whether another interest-rate cut is appropriate at the US central bank’s December meeting.

Asked what could cause policymakers to pause next month, he said: “There’d have to be a surprise on the inflation front to change the outlook so dramatically.”