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The Zhitong Finance App learned that US inflation has been higher than the Federal Reserve's 2% policy target for five consecutive years, and the patience of decision makers is constantly being tested. Although interest rates remained unchanged at the Federal Reserve's July interest rate meeting, more and more officials began to believe that interest rate hikes should be resumed as soon as possible to prevent high inflation from solidifying; other officials advocated continuing to observe the data, believing that there is still hope that inflation will fall back without further tightening policies. As the September interest rate meeting approaches, differences within the Federal Reserve over whether to raise interest rates are becoming more obvious.

Zhitongcaijing·08/07/2026 23:25:03
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The Zhitong Finance App learned that US inflation has been higher than the Federal Reserve's 2% policy target for five consecutive years, and the patience of decision makers is constantly being tested. Although interest rates remained unchanged at the Federal Reserve's July interest rate meeting, more and more officials began to believe that interest rate hikes should be resumed as soon as possible to prevent high inflation from solidifying; other officials advocated continuing to observe the data, believing that there is still hope that inflation will fall back without further tightening policies. As the September interest rate meeting approaches, differences within the Federal Reserve over whether to raise interest rates are becoming more obvious.