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title: "Fed's Waller puts half-point rate hike into the mix for December"
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description: "Federal Reserve Governor Christopher Waller indicated that a half-point interest rate hike in December is possible if October's core CPI data shows inflation of 0.3% or higher. Otherwise, he leans toward a quarter-point increase, citing bad September inflation data with broad price increases."
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# Fed's Waller puts half-point rate hike into the mix for December

Fed Gov. Christopher Waller said a half-point rate hike may be needed.

Federal Reserve Gov. Chris Waller on Tuesday put the possibility of a half-point rate hike into the mix, depending how hot the consumer price data for October comes in.

The yield on the 2-year U.S. Treasury BX:TMUBMUSD02Yrose 4 basis points as Waller discussed the idea at an event in London.

Federal funds futures activity still doesn't show any possibility of a half-point increase, according to LSEG data.

He said that if core CPI comes in at 0.3% or stronger, he would recommend supporting a half-point rate hike. Otherwise, he said he would lean toward supporting a quarter-point increase.

"Let's just say it. September's inflation data were bad. There was no silver lining," said Waller.

He said he was particularly concerned about the breadth of price increases.

-Steve Goldstein

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