Fed’s Hammack: Inflation problem is broader than just tariffs

Beth Hammack, President of the Federal Reserve (Fed) Bank of Cleveland, said that inflation is too high, adding that inflationary pressures are broad-based at the the United States (US) Monetary Policy Forum in New York City on Friday.

Key quotes:

Inflation is ‘too high,’ pressures are broad based.

Fed rate policy likely on hold for quite some time.

Fed policy is in good position to navigate inflation, job challenges.

Remains committed to meeting Fed’s job, inflation mandates.

Inflation problem is broader than just tariffs.

It would take a lot to dethrone dollar’s global role.

Not hearing from contacts notable move away from dollar.

Stablecoins could bolster demand for dollar.

Euro still not ready to take over for dollar.

Dollar status owes to US fundamentals, legal system, credibility.”

US Dollar Price Today

The table below shows the percentage change of US Dollar (USD) against listed major currencies today. US Dollar was the strongest against the Japanese Yen.

USD EUR GBP JPY CAD AUD NZD CHF
USD -0.02% -0.27% 0.14% -0.64% -0.20% -0.04% -0.55%
EUR 0.02% -0.25% 0.16% -0.63% -0.19% -0.03% -0.54%
GBP 0.27% 0.25% 0.42% -0.38% 0.06% 0.22% -0.28%
JPY -0.14% -0.16% -0.42% -0.78% -0.36% -0.21% -0.70%
CAD 0.64% 0.63% 0.38% 0.78% 0.43% 0.59% 0.09%
AUD 0.20% 0.19% -0.06% 0.36% -0.43% 0.15% -0.37%
NZD 0.04% 0.03% -0.22% 0.21% -0.59% -0.15% -0.50%
CHF 0.55% 0.54% 0.28% 0.70% -0.09% 0.37% 0.50%

The heat map shows percentage changes of major currencies against each other. The base currency is picked from the left column, while the quote currency is picked from the top row. For example, if you pick the US Dollar from the left column and move along the horizontal line to the Japanese Yen, the percentage change displayed in the box will represent USD (base)/JPY (quote).

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