The U.S. central bank's half-percentage-point interest rate cut last month was an acknowledgement that its policy rate was "out of sync" with where the economy stands, but shouldn't be taken as a sign that the battle with inflation is finished,

GDI is an alternate measure of economic growth, similar to gross domestic product, but with income rather than output as the yardstick. A gap between the two led Fed officials to worry that output might be weaker than thought, but the two converged when the estimate of GDI was increased.

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell has signaled that more rate cuts are in the pipeline, though their size and speed will depend on the evolution of the economy.