FED VICE CHAIR PHILIP JEFFERSON SAID POLICYMAKERS MAY NEED MORE TIME TO ASSESS WHETHER FURTHER RATE HIKES ARE NECESSARY, WHILE NY FED PRESIDENT JOHN WILLIAMS SAID THERE WAS NO URGENCY FOR ANOTHER INCREASE, AS JOBLESS CLAIMS FELL TO THEIR LOWEST SINCE JULY AND SEPTEMBER JOB CUTS WERE THE LOWEST FOR THE MONTH SINCE 2022.