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Federal Reserve Gov. Christopher Waller on Thursday called for the central bank to cut interest rates in July. Waller said
The central bank remains cautious, even as calls for rate cuts grow louder from the White House and other policymakers.
A top official at the Federal Reserve on Thursday reiterated his call for an interest rate cut later this month, despite data showing ongoing resilience in the US economy and other central bankers pushing to keep rates steady.
A new report shows inflation has picked up and analysts believe the prices of many goods increased, in part, because of President Trump’s tariffs. It will play into decisions by the Federal Reserve about when and whether to cut interest rates and comes as the president and his team have ramped up their pressure campaign on Fed Chair Jerome Powell.