Federal Reserve Councillor Waller: If core inflation comes up again, the Fed will need to consider a near-term increase

On July 14, Federal Reserve Commissioner Waller stated that if the core inflation figures for the week were again high, the Fed would need to consider a near-term increase. The demand generated by tariffs, energy prices and artificial intelligence-building was a factor driving inflationary pressures, and earlier fears that oil price increases might have pushed up prices more broadly had been significantly reduced。