HOUSTON Nov 18 The Federal Reserve's newest policymaker, Rob Kaplan, on Wednesday declined to say whether he will support an interest rate rise in December. "If and when" the Fed does raise rates, it will do so very gradually, he said. (Reporting by Ann Saphir; Editing by Chizu Nomiyama)
Rob Kaplan's statement on Wednesday did not say the interest rate would rise very quickly "if and when" the Fed does raise rates.