美联储主席凯文·沃什对通货膨胀采取了强硬的语气,暗示如果价格压力持续,美国中央银行可能会提高利率。在杰克逊霍尔会议上,沃什重申了美联储2%的通货膨胀目标,认为这是一个“坚定且固定”的目标。
7月份的通货膨胀率为3.7%,而PCE指数的54%组成部分年化通货膨胀率超过3%。沃什强调,短期利率仍然是美联储实现其目标的主要工具。他的信息比7月会议后传达的更为严厉,当时利率维持在3.5%-3.75%。
这一立场与特朗普总统的要求相悖,后者呼吁降低利率,使得美联储的下一次会议成为美国货币政策的重要测试。
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