Fed'den Beth Hammack, Enflasyonun Kendi Başına Düşmeyeceği Uyarısında Bulunarak Beklemenin "Pahalı" Bir Hata Olabileceğini Söyledi: "Şimdi Tam Zamanı"

Fed's Beth Hammack Warns Inflation Won't Fall on Its Own, Says Waiting Could Be a 'Costly' Mistake: 'Now Is the Time'

Namrata Sen

Sat, August 1, 2026 at 3:00 PM GMT+3 5 min read

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Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland President Beth Hammack said inflation remains too high and is unlikely to return to the Fed's target without additional action from the central bank.

"Inflation has remained stubbornly above 2% for more than five years, and I am not confident it will return to our objective on its ⁠own," Hammack said in a statement on Friday.

Beth Hammack said, "now is the time" for the Federal Reserve to cut interest rates to help bring PCE inflation back to its 2% target and uphold its commitment to price stability. "The longer that high inflation persists, the more challenging and costly it can be to bring it back down," she said.

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Hammack said inflation pressures are intensifying from both supply and demand, with businesses reporting broader pricing pressures and consumers growing increasingly frustrated by persistently high prices. She said controlling inflation is the Fed's top priority right now because the labor market remains strong, with unemployment close to its maximum-employment level.

Kashkari Backs Gradual Rate Hikes

Echoing the stance, Minneapolis Fed President Neel Kashkari also stated that he favors gradual interest rate hikes now to avoid the need for more aggressive policy moves later.

Neel Kashkari said recent inflation risks resemble both the 1970s and the Fed's earlier misjudgment of post-pandemic inflation as "transitory." He argued that while monetary policy is primarily meant to curb demand-driven inflation, it also has an important role in preventing repeated supply shocks from entrenching higher inflation.

Warsh Stays Hawkish On Rates

Kashkari and Hammack joined Dallas Fed President Lorie Logan in dissenting from the Fed's decision to keep its benchmark interest rate at 3.5%–3.75% on Wednesday. Despite their opposition, the other nine voting members of the FOMC voted to leave rates unchanged, where they have remained throughout 2026 after three rate cuts in late 2025.

Fed Chairman Kevin Warsh said he remains firmly committed to bringing inflation back to the Fed's target, stressing that more than five years of above-target inflation cannot be reversed in just a few months or with a single month of modest price declines.

When asked if June's softer inflation data influenced policymakers' decision to keep rates unchanged, he was unequivocal: "In two words, 'not much.'"

Trump on Warsh's Decision

President Donald Trump reiterated his support for Fed Chair Kevin Warsh, calling him "brilliant" despite the Federal Reserve not delivering the interest rate cuts he has sought. Trump said Warsh also favors lower rates but noted any decision requires approval from the Fed's Board of Governors.

"he's got a board, and it's a political board, and they want to keep rates up. But we fight through ⁠rates," he told reporters in the Oval Office on Wednesday.

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