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Federal Reserve Watch for Oct. 7: Fed Officials Continue to See Different Paths for Inflation

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Federal Reserve Watch for Oct. 7: Fed Officials Continue to See Different Paths for Inflation

Oct 7, 2025 12:27 PM

03:00 PM EDT, 10/07/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Minneapolis Fed President Neel Kashkari (nonvoter) said that he has seen signs of stagflation in recent data and warned that any rapid rate cuts could cause a sudden jump in inflation.

Fed Governor Stephen Miran (voter) suggested that the uncertainty seen earlier in 2025 has diminished, allowing the FOMC to lower rates based on his forecast for 2026 that calls for slower inflation growth and cautioning that delaying rate cuts could negatively impact the employment side of the mandate.

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