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Fed Chairman Warsh faces pressure to ‘put up or shut up’ after hot CPI reportFederal Reserve Chairman Kevin Warsh faces intense pressure to raise interest rates at next week’s policy meeting after a highly anticipated inflation report showed U.S. consumer prices marched higher last month. Underlying inflation rose more than expected in August, as the core consumer price index, which excludes food and energy costs, increased 0.3%…
Analysis: What a Fed rate hike would mean for the U.S. economy and inflationFederal Reserve officials have signaled they’re prepared to raise interest rates if inflation doesn’t improve soon, but they may find their main policy tool will do little to restrain some of the forces pushing up prices now. The consumer price index report due Friday is poised to determine whether policymakers will lift rates next week, with officials…