美联储副主席菲利普·杰弗逊强调，12月降息仍是个悬而未决的问题，他在周五上午的讲话中表达了这一观点。
杰弗逊表示，他支持上周的降息决定，因为劳动力市场疲软的风险加剧。他指出，此次调整使利率接近于但仍高于一个既不限制也不刺激经济活动的中性水平。
杰弗逊说：“考虑到这一点，随着我们接近中性利率，缓慢推进是合乎逻辑的。”
尽管今年通胀有所上升，杰弗逊表示，其水平与一年前相近。
他将价格压力缺乏进展的原因归结为关税影响，并提到“基础通胀可能继续朝着2%的目标取得进展”的迹象，这也是美联储的目标。
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