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Cook says Fed would respond if unemployment starts to rise more quickly

2024.07.10 21:47

© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: Federal Reserve Governor Lisa D. Cook speaks at the Economic Club of New York in New York City, U.S., June 25, 2024. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton/File Photo

(Reuters) – The Federal Reserve is closely watching changes in the unemployment rate and would respond if it starts a quick climb, Fed Governor Lisa Cook said on Wednesday.

With a 4.1% unemployment rate “the labor market is still robust,” Cook said at an event in Australia. “But we are very attentive to what is happening with the unemployment rate … The situation could change very quickly and we would be responsive.”



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