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Fed’s Harker Says Need More Data Before Deciding Rate-Cut Size

(Bloomberg) -- Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia President Patrick Harker said economic data in the coming weeks will help inform the appropriate magnitude of the US central bank’s first interest-rate cut.Most Read from BloombergChicago's Migrant Surge Is Stirring Trouble for Democrats in DNC Host CityUK Transport Minister Clears Path for More 20mph Speed ZonesWith Self-Driving Vans, Hamburg Tries to Make Microtransit WorkThe Serious Work That Free Play Can Do“In September we need to start a

Fed's Collins: will soon be appropriate to cut interest rates

It will soon be appropriate for the Federal Reserve to begin a rate-cutting cycle, Boston Fed President Susan Collins said on Thursday, signaling her likely support for a rate cut at the U.S. central bank's policy meeting next month. "We've seen quite a lot of reduction in inflation. The reduction to me is consistent with more confidence that we are on that trajectory and with labor markets healthy overall, I do think that soon it is appropriate to begin easing," Collins said in an interview with Fox Business.