Eric Winograd, senior economist at Alliance Bernstein, wrote that the Fed needs to make progress on inflation and "some softness" in the labor market before it can cut rates again, which could take several months. A rate hike is unlikely as there is no sign of inflation picking up again. Winograd said the three-month moving average increase in payrolls was unchanged from November, in addition to the strong headline data. The unemployment rate edged down to 4.1 percent from 4.2 percent, and "has ...