Federal Reserve's Kashkari: Expects two rate cuts starting in September, tariff impacts may show or pause rate cuts
ChainCatcher news, according to Jinshi reports, Federal Reserve's Kashkari still insists on his view that cooling inflation will allow the Fed to cut interest rates twice starting in September.Kashkari also stated that if inflation progress stagnates or reverses, the Fed could pause rate cuts until prices ease again. Tariffs indicate that inflation "is likely to come," as more goods from Asia (the region with the largest tariff increases) will appear on U.S. store shelves, and businesses will eventually start passing on price increases.In this case, the impact of tariffs on inflation may just be delayed longer than expected. Kashkari also mentioned that economic data so far shows that "the impact of tariffs on prices, economic activity, or the labor market is moderate."He added, "If we cut rates in September and then the tariff effects become evident this fall, we should not adopt a preset easing policy, but rather adjust based on new data."