The 353,000 surge in non-farm payrolls in January illustrates why the Fed is apparently in no rush to start cutting interest rates and kills off any remaining chance of a cut as soon as March. Even if that strength is sustained, however, we still think the rapid decline in inflation alone should be enough to warrant a gradual easing of policy soon.
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