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Inflation Is Still Above Target. Fed Governor Christopher Waller Says Rate Hikes Could Still Be Coming

Federal Reserve Governor Christopher Waller urged policymakers to take a measured approach as they assess whether inflation is becoming entrenched again. (Credit: Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)

Federal Reserve Governor Christopher Waller said Monday that the U.S. central bank should avoid overreacting to inflation based on the mistakes of the past, while making clear that interest rate increases remain on the table if price pressures fail to ease.

Speaking at the New York Association for Business Economics ahead of the release of the latest Consumer Price Index report, Waller urged policymakers to take a measured approach as they assess whether inflation is becoming entrenched again.

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