MORE FED'S WALLER: I SUPPORT A 25-BASIS POINT INCREASE IN FED FUNDS RATE AT DECEMBER MEETING EVEN IF OCTOBER CPI EASES

Federal Reserve Governor Christopher Waller said he supports a 25-basis-point increase in the federal funds rate at the December meeting, even if the October consumer price index report shows inflation easing. The statement signals that a policymaker is willing to tighten despite a softer inflation print, which points to a rate path driven by the persistence of underlying price pressures rather than a single data point. The primary transmission channel is the rate differential: a higher expected U.S. policy path tends to widen yield spreads against the euro area, supporting the dollar while pressuring EUR/USD. Nasdaq-100 futures are exposed through the discount-rate channel, since higher expected real yields compress the present value of long-duration growth earnings. The next key checkpoint is the October CPI release itself, particularly core services ex-shelter, which will indicate whether the disinflation trend is broad enough to challenge Waller's stance.

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