Fed's Logan says should hold rates 'for a time' to assess

• Repeats she would find it difficult to support Dec rate cut
• Inflation too high, jobs market roughly balanced
• Repeats that Oct cut was not warranted

More from Collins:

• Global economic fragmentation could make economy more volatile
• Fragmentation could lead to higher inflation
• Higher economic volatility could complicate Fed's work

Note that the Fed's blackout period begins next Friday at midnight but because of the holiday on Thurs/Fri it may effectively come before that.