Logan Says Fed Must Ensure Tariffs Don’t Spark Lasting Inflation

Logan Says Fed Must Ensure Tariffs Don’t Spark Lasting Inflation

Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas President Lorie Logan said officials must ensure any tariff-induced inflation doesn’t become more permanent, warning that Americans’ expectations for future price growth may be vulnerable following the country’s latest bout of inflation.

Boston district president expressed concern about keeping inflation anchored in the long term and noted greater volatility in the financial markets

Fed: Fed will have to stand firm for a longer time - Susan Collins - World Stock Market

During an interview with Yahoo Finance on Friday, the president of the Bank of the Boston Federal Reserve, Susan Collins, said that even in intense pressure, financial markets seem to be resisting the storm. Outstanding comments We enter the first quarter with solid economic conditions. The markets continue to work well. Tariffs will increase inflationary pressures. Tariff ads are very significant. Commercial problems with China are very import…

Lorie Logan, president of the Federal Reserve (Fed) of Dallas, said yesterday, April 10, that it is “very likely” that higher tariffs than expected will increase both unemployment and inflation, in comments that make it clear that their most immediate concern is to keep inflation and price expectations under control. “To achieve the two objectives of our dual mandate sustainably, it will be important to prevent any price increase related to tari…

Read time approx.: 1 minutes, 45 secondsRenewed price pressures under tariff circumstances could delay further normalization of policy; "it takes confidence that tariffs are not destabilizing inflation expectations," noted Boston Federal Reserve Bank President Susan Collins on Thursday that the big trade tariffs now pursued by the Trump administration will almost certainly boost inflation and depress growth, at least in the short term, provided …

Quilter: Despite inflation falls, tariff uncertainty will prevent Fed from acting on interest rates - Wealth DFM

CJ Cowan, portfolio manager at Quilter Investors has shared his thoughts following the latest news on US inflation rates. Much like the employment report on Friday, the latest US inflation figures can already be considered as stale on release after the exhausting back and forth of tariff announcements. Federal Reserve minutes yesterday indicated concern about upside inflation risks, and over the past few days it has become increasingly clear tha…