Fed Governor Christopher Waller on Wednesday said higher market interest rates may help the Fed slow inflation, and let the central bank “watch and see” if its own policy rate needs to rise again or not.
US stocks: US market falls as hot inflation, hawkish Fed fuel rate-hike fears
US stocks closed lower after hotter-than-expected inflation data strengthened expectations of a December Federal Reserve rate hike and raised the possibility of more aggressive tightening.