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The lone dissenter to the Federal Reserve’s rate cut this week said she voted against the move because "there is more work to do on inflation," noting that she preferred to pause given the strength of the US economy.

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Russia's central bank has left its benchmark interest rate at a record 21%, holding off on further increases despite high consumer inflation fueled by the Kremlin's war against Ukraine. Central Bank of Russia Gov. Elvira Nabiullina said that lending to companies had tightened more than expected due to the October rate hike that brought the benchmark to its current record level. The central bank held open the possibility of an increase at its next meeting and said inflation was expected to fall to an annual 4% next year from its current 9.5%.

"The uncertainty about policy makes it particularly hard to make estimates of what the neutral rate is and what the inflation rate is in particular," Goolsbee told CNBC. With the policy rate well above its eventual stopping point of around 3%, Goolsbee said, dropping inflation means the Fed will need to bring it down "a fair bit" over the next 12 to 18 months. Projections released this week after the Fed cut its policy rate by a quarter of a percentage point to the 4.25%-4.50% range show most U.S. central bankers see just 50 basis points of cuts next year.

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The U.S. dollar retreated from a two-year high on Friday, but was heading for its third consecutive week of gains, with data showing a slowdown in inflation two days after the Federal Reserve delivered a cut to interest rates. The dollar was down 0.47% on the day against a basket of six other currencies at 107.95 after spiking as high as 108.54 - its highest level since November 2022. It was set to end the week 1% higher.