Federal Reserve Governor Adriana Kugler "strongly supported" the central bank's decision last month to cut rates by half a percentage point, she said on Tuesday, adding that she will support additional cuts should inflation continue to ease.

(Reuters) -Federal Reserve Governor Adriana Kugler said on Tuesday she strongly supported the U.S. central bank's recent interest rate cut and will support further reductions if inflation continues to ease as she expects.

Federal Reserve Gov. Adriana Kugler said Tuesday she supported further interest-rate cuts, with the speed dependent on the outlook for employment and inflation. Speaking at a European Central Bank event in Frankfurt, Germany, Kugler said she strongly supported the half-point rate cut in September.