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Fed’s Kashkari says central bank must lower inflation pressures

By Thomson Reuters Sep 30, 2026 | 5:56 PM

NEW YORK, Sept 30 (Reuters) – Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis President ​Neel Kashkari said on ‌Wednesday that he expects the central bank to raise rates again, although it ‌depends ​on how ⁠the economy performs, ⁠amid a very necessary effort to bring inflation back to target.

Projecting more ​interest rate hikes at the September Federal ⁠Open Market ⁠Committee meeting “is a ​snapshot in time based on ​information we had on ‌that Wednesday of the meeting,” Kashkari said at an appearance before ⁠the Council on Foreign Relations in New York.

“My basic takeaway ⁠on ‌the inflation data ⁠is that inflation is ​still ‌too high” and ​the latest ⁠round of data doesn’t change that story, he said.

(Reporting by Michael S. Derby; Editing by Mark ​Porter)