November 21, 2025· 48 min

What Susan Collins Wants to See Before Supporting Another Rate Cut

Susan Collins

Orality

Model

77%

Oral-dominant (speeches, podcasts, storytelling)

Speaker Breakdown

HostTracy Alloway(1,873 words)

M:29%

HostJoe Weisenthal(1,647 words)

M:94%

GuestSusan Collins(4,724 words)

M:93%

Oral Indicators

Agonistic31%

basically, very, certainly

Engagement73%

you, our, your

Memory Aids100%

listen, so, now

Repetition100%

about (102x), know (102x), it's (70x)

Parallelism91%

So why would I pay for stuff I..., So have you heard the story ab..., And I'm Joe Weisenthal....

Sound Patterns59%

59 question(s), alliteration: "markets move", alliteration: "barclays brief"

Formulaic Phrases4%

you know what, i mean

Literate Indicators

Hedging10%

could, probably, might

Passive Voice7%

are delighted, is designed, are based

Abstract Nouns22%

investment, information, volatility

Subordination7%

while, because, though

Sentence Length38%

Avg: 14.4 words/sentence

Word Complexity49%

investment, analyze, anticipate

Academic Markers0%

Impersonal Style27%

724 personal pronouns found

Descriptive Style100%

monthly, carefully, exactly

Description

In early November, it looked like almost a sure thing that the Federal Reserve would cut rates. Since then, the odds have come in dramatically, as a number of FOMC members have been talking about persistent inflationary pressures. One such voice has been Susan Collins, the president of the Boston Fed. On this episode, she explains her thinking as to why, right now, she's more concerned about inflation than she is about the labor market, and she tells us what she'd like to see before supporting another rate cut. Today's episode coincides with the first day of the Boston Fed's annual economic research conference, which will be streaming live on the bank's website. Subscribe to the Odd Lots Newsletter Join the conversation: discord.gg/oddlots See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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