Eyeing Inflation, Federal Reserve Officials Support ‘Cautious Approach’

Monetary policymakers will be assessing the ‘net effect’ of the administration’s policy changes, including tariffs.
Eyeing Inflation, Federal Reserve Officials Support ‘Cautious Approach’
Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell testifies before the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs on Capitol Hill on Feb. 11, 2025. Madalina Vasiliu/The Epoch Times
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Federal Reserve officials fear that elevated inflation could be more persistent than expected, a summary of its March policy meeting reveals.

“With regard to the outlook for inflation, participants judged that inflation was likely to be boosted this year by the effects of higher tariffs, although significant uncertainty surrounded the magnitude and persistence of such effects,” the minutes stated.
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