# Slower US inflation leaves Waller’s half-point December hike in play

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5 outlets covering · First listed: CryptoSlate, Nov 10, 2026, 10:09 AM · Read it: <https://cryptoslate.com/slower-us-inflation-leaves-wallers-half-point-december-hike-in-play/>

Core CPI was unchanged at 0.3% for a third month, matching the approximate level in Waller's conditional December policy discussion before the release.

## Who's covering it

In the order they published:

- Nov 10, 2026, 7:41 AM: [Fed’s Waller puts half-point rate hike into the mix for December](<https://www.marketwatch.com/story/feds-waller-puts-half-point-rate-hike-into-the-mix-for-december-1bebdffc?mod=mw_rss_topstories>) — MarketWatch (Business & finance, United States)
  U.S. central bank official had put a half-point discussion into the mix ahead of Labor Department data, which came in as hot as he feared.
- Nov 10, 2026, 10:09 AM: [Slower US inflation leaves Waller’s half-point December hike in play](<https://cryptoslate.com/slower-us-inflation-leaves-wallers-half-point-december-hike-in-play/>) — CryptoSlate (Specialist)
  Core CPI was unchanged at 0.3% for a third month, matching the approximate level in Waller's conditional December policy discussion before the release.
- Nov 10, 2026, 11:31 AM: [Hot US inflation raises odds of half-point Fed hike in December](<https://cointelegraph.com/news/hot-us-inflation-raises-rate-hike-crypto>) — Cointelegraph (Specialist)
  US inflation came in above forecasts in October, increasing expectations of a bigger rate hike in December and raising concerns for crypto investors.
- Nov 10, 2026, 2:55 PM: [Fed’s Waller opens door to half-point rate hike in December](<https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMilgFBVV95cUxNZ3RSUjZpYUhCdm5GZ0JYVlBuWHNJRzJVTUZFeXVzZEpPYkh1UkJ0aF9RRlZRckU4a3AyOVVkY0xSOVFqb1hhamJsbGU2b2JSM1k3Y244UUlLbEtKb3ZtWXo2a0g5RWxSMVd0Q2QzSWxTd2hCN3l0VVRLTkZJd2lleTRKVWdGUHI1TThjdkFBYWNaWTNEQ3c?oc=5>) — Yahoo Finance (Business & finance, United States)
- Nov 10, 2026, 2:55 PM: [Fed’s Waller opens door to half-point rate hike in December](<https://thehill.com/business/6211701-waller-supports-fed-hike/>) — The Hill (Newspaper, United States)
  Christopher Waller, a member of the Federal Reserve board of governors, said Tuesday he may support a half-point interest rate hike next month depending on what economic data indicates. During the Bank of England Watchers’ Conference, Waller said that “even if” inflation data for October is an improvement over September, he is “leaning toward” supporting…