Fed’s Kashkari Expects Inflation to Stay Hot Over Next Few Months

Fed’s Kashkari Expects Inflation to Stay Hot Over Next Few Months
Minneapolis Federal Reserve Bank President Neel Kashkari in his office at the bank's headquarters in Minneapolis, Minn., on Jan. 10, 2020. Ann Saphir/Reuters
Tom Ozimek
Tom Ozimek
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Minneapolis Federal Reserve Bank President Neel Kashkari, one of the central bank’s most dovish policymakers, said Sunday that he expects inflation to stay elevated—and possibly even accelerate—over the next several months before starting to trend down.

Kashkari, who in September was the Fed’s only policymaker to call for leaving rates at their current near-zero level until 2024, told CBS News’ “Face the Nation” in an interview that “the math suggests we’re probably going to see somewhat higher readings over the next few months before they likely start to taper off.”
Tom Ozimek
Tom Ozimek
Reporter
Tom Ozimek is a senior reporter for The Epoch Times. He has a broad background in journalism, deposit insurance, marketing and communications, and adult education.
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