三名美联储官员支持加息，内部鹰派压力升温

Odaily Odaily News: Three Federal Reserve policymakers said their dissenting votes in favor of a rate hike this week stemmed from persistent inflationary pressures, signaling rising internal pressure on Fed Chair Warsh to act. In statements released Friday morning, Hammack and Kashkari said they are concerned that, although the current bout of price increases may stem from short-term factors such as President Trump's tariff policies and the Iran war, the inflation situation now warrants action by the Fed. Logan joined them, stating that even if inflation cools, it is unlikely to fully return to the Fed's 2% target without a rate hike; without any policy constraint, inflation could continue to run above target until an unexpected shock occurs. Kashkari said that if inflation remains stubborn, he could support a series of rate hikes, not just one, to prevent inflation from becoming further entrenched. He said: "Taking a series of small policy adjustments may be better than waiting to see how things develop and ultimately having to take more forceful action." Hammack said that if the Fed does not tighten policy, the pace of price increases could continue to accelerate. She said: "Inflation has remained stubbornly above 2% for more than five years, and I am not confident it will return to our target on its own." (Jin Shi)