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US Tariffs Could Push Up Inflation, Slow Growth: Fed Official

Lisa DeNell Cook, a member of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, warns that tariffs could push up inflation (Credit: AFP)

The trade uncertainty fueled by recent tariffs will likely raise the risks of higher inflation and slower growth, and pose challenges for Federal Reserve policy, a senior banking official said Thursday.

As the US central bank, the Fed has a dual mandate to tackle inflation and unemployment, and faces the unenviable task of charting a path through the uncertainty thrown up by President Donald Trump's tariff announcement on Wednesday, which has roiled financial markets.

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