Reade Pickert

(Bloomberg) -- Two Federal Reserve officials made the case for continuing to hold interest rates steady on Wednesday, while a third warned that the risk of stubborn inflation should keep the option to hike further on the table.

Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond President Thomas Barkin argued the central bank should keep the option to hike interest rates on the table in case inflation proves stubborn.

El presidente del Banco de la Reserva Federal de Richmond, Thomas Barkin, dijo que el banco central debería mantener sobre la mesa la opción de elevar las tasas de interés en caso de que la inflación resulte persistente.

La producción fabril de Estados Unidos se recuperó en noviembre y reflejó un repunte en la actividad de los fabricantes de automóviles y proveedores de repuestos tras el fin de la huelga del sindicato United Auto Workers.

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Federal Reserve Governor Michelle Bowman repeated her expectation that inflation will continue to decline further with interest rates held at their current level, but said it’s too soon to begin rate cuts.

Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco President Mary Daly said central bank officials are ready to lower interest rates as needed but emphasized there’s no urgent need to cut given the strength of the economy.

La presidenta del Banco de la Reserva Federal de San Francisco, Mary Daly, dijo que los funcionarios del banco central están dispuestos a reducir las tasas de interés cuando sea necesario, pero enfatizó que no hay una necesidad urgente de recortarlas dada la fortaleza de la economía.

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An economist from the Bureau of Labor Statistics corresponded on data related to a key US inflation gauge with major Wall Street firms like JPMorgan Chase & Co. and BlackRock Inc., raising questions about equitable access to economic information.