里士满联储行长汤姆·巴尔金表示，他支持上周加息，是因为他得出结论：近期推升价格压力的因素可能比此前预期更为持久。巴尔金在华盛顿特区经济俱乐部的一次 moderated conversation 中表示：“今年夏天发生的情况是，我认为我和其他人可能都更清楚地认识到，这次汽油价格的问题会持续一段时间。”对加拿大加征的新关税同样表明，贸易紧张局势可能带来持续的价格压力，而此前联储官员更倾向于忽略这一点。他还指出，人工智能投资已开始以推高消费者价格的方式挤压供应链。他说：“所以，如果通胀不会相对较快地回落，那你就得照照镜子说，‘通胀看起来已经存在一段时间了，也许我们应该做点什么。’我认为这就是所发生的事情。”
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