[Institution: Fed rate cuts may depend on further inflation slowdown in the second half of the year] BlockBeats News, February 13, Principal Asset Management's Chief Global Strategist Seema Shah stated that the current situation is still insufficient to justify a near-term rate cut by the Federal Reserve. The continued strength of the labor market provides policymakers with a reason to keep interest rates unchanged, while the further slowdown in inflation in the second half of the year, as the impact of tariffs fades, should reopen the door to easing policies. (Jin10)