Fed’s Cook Says AI Demand ‘Broadening’ to Increase Inflation
- In Oakland, California, Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook said on Monday she expects continued inflationary pressure in coming months from AI-related demand and higher oil prices.
- Rising global energy prices during the seven-month US-Israeli war with Iran have pushed inflation above the 2% target for more than five years, according to The Fed.
- Cook described inflation as "too high for too long," noting that total inflation was about 3.8% in the 12 months through August, and effects are broadening beyond AI-focused sectors.
- Financial markets now price in about a 75% chance of a rate hike next month, following The Fed's decision this month to raise rates toward the 2% goal in a "timelier" fashion.
- While AI-driven productivity gains may offer disinflation over the medium term, Cook remains "highly attentive" to potential unemployment spikes, noting that future policy adjustments will depend on coming months' economic data.
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Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook reiterated that inflation has run above target for more than five years, even after the Fed's September rate hike. She stressed commitment to the 2% goal while protecting labor market strength amid AI demand, energy shocks, and persistent pressures. Recent data cooled some hike expectations but officials see risks tilted higher.
(Seoul = Yonhap News) Reporter Seol Won-tae = U.S. Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook stated that due to demand related to artificial intelligence (AI) and rising oil prices, in the coming months...
Fed’s Cook says AI demand ‘broadening’ to increase inflation
Federal Reserve board of governors member Lisa Cook said Monday that rising demand for artificial intelligence is leading to “broadening” inflationary impacts, with implications for the entire economy. During a keynote speech at the Oakland Tech Week conference, Cook noted that prices for Al-related goods, including chips, computers and software, have “surged” in the past…
Fed’s Cook Says AI Gains Won’t Offset Near-Term Inflation
Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook said future productivity gains from artificial intelligence may not be enough to offset near-term price pressures, warning this trend could drive up inflation across the economy.
The director of the Federal Reserve (Fed, the central bank of the United States) Lisa Cook predicts that, in the coming months, investments in artificial intelligence and the transfer of the highest oil prices, due to the war in Iran, will continue to press American inflation. Lisa, who voted in favour of the last high in interest rates, has not committed herself to a specific trajectory and has stated that new movements in monetary policy will …
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