It looks more and more like a coin flip as to whether the Federal Reserve will cut interest rates when policymakers meet next month, amid wide divides within the rate-setting committee.
Driving the news: Boston Fed president Susan Collins said Wednesday that she sees "several reasons to have a relatively high bar for additional easing in the near term."
- That implies that she would oppose cutting rates at the Dec. 9-10 meeting of the Federal Open Market Committee, where she has a vote this year.
