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What Susan Collins Wants to See Before Supporting Another Rate Cut

November 21, 2025·47 min·8-min readinterviewnews
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Federal Reserve Bank of Boston President Susan Collins discusses the current state of the U.S. economy amid high uncertainty, balancing persistent inflation above the 2% target with signs of labor market softening. While inflation has remained elevated for five years, recent rate cuts hav

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Susan Collins

interview on Odd Lots

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Susan CollinsTracy AllowayJoe Weisenthal

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Federal Reserve Bank of BostonBloombergHarvard Joint Center for Housing Studies

Research & Papers

Boston Fed research on 2018 tariffsBoston Fed research on inflation expectations post-COVID

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CongressFederal ReserveInflationUs Politics

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