Fed Governor Waller backs December rate cut as support for weakening labor market
CNBC·2025-11-17 20:35
Christopher Waller, governor of the US Federal Reserve, speaks during the C. Peter McColough Series on International Economics at the Council on Foreign Relations in New York, US, on Thursday, Oct. 16, 2025.Federal Reserve Governor Christopher Waller on Monday voiced support for another interest rate cut at the central bank's December meeting, saying he's grown concerned over a the labor market and the sharp slowdown in hiring.In an increasingly divided Fed, Waller's comments put him squarely in the came of ...