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Fed Official Warns of Persistently High Inflation in US

A Federal Reserve official warned that inflation is likely to remain high next year as the full impact of tariffs on consumer prices has yet to be felt.


Fed Official Warns of Persistently High Inflation in US

Lisa Cook, an official at the Federal Reserve whom Donald Trump is seeking to fire, warned on Monday that inflation will likely remain high in the United States next year due to tariffs. Cook said at the Brookings Institution research center in Washington that, "My contacts with business leaders indicate that the pass-through of tariffs to consumer prices is not yet complete." She added, "Therefore, I expect inflation to remain high next year," but she pledged to "be"