美联储主席沃什周五表示，如果政策制定者无法确信通胀正“以明确且足够快的速度”回落至2%，美联储“还有工作要做”。这暗示，如果价格压力没有改善，美联储下一步可能加息。，沃什明确表示，他仍坚持美联储长期以来通过调整利率来管理通胀的政策路径。这大大增加了美联储下一步加息的可能性，而这可能会使他与长期以来一直寻求降息的特朗普总统产生分歧。这番表态基本消除了此前留下的模糊空间。7月底的新闻发布会上，沃什拒绝就是否需要加息来应对今年大幅升高、且连续五年多高于美联储目标的通胀问题作过多回应。
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