Fed’s Collins: Inflation remains elevated

Agustin Wazne FXStreet

Federal Reserve (Fed) Bank of Boston President Susan Collins spoke in an interview with CNBC on Friday. She claimed that the September jobs data was mixed and that, with limited data, economic activity remains resilient.

Key takeaways

September jobs data was mixed.

Wasn't surprised to see rise in September unemployment rate.

Right now, with limited data, economic activity continues to be resilient.

Job market has clearly softened.

Unemployment rate is still relatively low.

Inflation remains elevated.

Mildly restrictive monetary policy very appropriate right now.

Hesitant to think about next policy meeting.

Resilient demand could put pressure on prices.

Rate cuts already done helped address risks.

Financial conditions are accommodative.

A range of views on Fed is healthy.

Is 'hesitant' to get too far ahead with rate cuts while inflation still high."

US Dollar Price Today

The table below shows the percentage change of US Dollar (USD) against listed major currencies today. US Dollar was the strongest against the Swiss Franc.

	USD	EUR	GBP	JPY	CAD	AUD	NZD	CHF
USD		0.12%	-0.05%	-0.45%	-0.01%	0.04%	-0.16%	0.16%
EUR	-0.12%		-0.17%	-0.58%	-0.13%	-0.08%	-0.28%	0.04%
GBP	0.05%	0.17%		-0.43%	0.05%	0.10%	-0.10%	0.22%
JPY	0.45%	0.58%	0.43%		0.48%	0.52%	0.30%	0.64%
CAD	0.00%	0.13%	-0.05%	-0.48%		0.04%	-0.17%	0.17%
AUD	-0.04%	0.08%	-0.10%	-0.52%	-0.04%		-0.20%	0.12%
NZD	0.16%	0.28%	0.10%	-0.30%	0.17%	0.20%		0.32%
CHF	-0.16%	-0.04%	-0.22%	-0.64%	-0.17%	-0.12%	-0.32%

The heat map shows percentage changes of major currencies against each other. The base currency is picked from the left column, while the quote currency is picked from the top row. For example, if you pick the US Dollar from the left column and move along the horizontal line to the Japanese Yen, the percentage change displayed in the box will represent USD (base)/JPY (quote).

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Agustin Wazne

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Agustin Wazne joined FXStreet as a Junior News Editor, focusing on Commodities and covering Majors.

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