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According to Jin Ten, Fed's Schmid stated on Wednesday that high inflation remains a key issue that the Fed needs to address, but he did not specify how monetary policy should respond. Schmid said, "I think we still have work to do on inflation," while noting that the employment situation is quite good. He pointed out that the large amount of mortgage-backed securities held from the Fed's past bond-buying actions continues to suppress housing borrowing costs, and mortgage rates "could be 75 to 100 basis points lower than their original levels."

According to Jinshi, Federal Reserve's Musalem stated that bringing inflation down to target levels will help boost consumption and economic growth, and may lower the 10-year Treasury yield.

According to Jinshi reports, Federal Reserve official Musalem stated that completing the task of curbing inflation is crucial.

According to Jinshi, Federal Reserve's Musalem stated that the government shutdown could cause the Consumer Price Index (CPI) to shift downward and may last until April. He pointed out that Personal Consumption Expenditures (PCE) inflation is a better measure.

According to Jinshi reports, Fed's Musalem stated that the current inflation level is almost 1 percentage point above the target, and the labor market is cooling down in an orderly manner.

According to Jinshi Data, Boston Fed President Susan Collins stated that, given recent economic data showing improvements in the labor market while inflation risks remain, interest rates are likely to "stay unchanged for some time."Collins mentioned during a panel discussion hosted by the Boston Fed on Tuesday that the labor market is showing "at least a bit more unusual signs of stability." She also pointed out that more evidence is needed to indicate that the inflation rate is moving toward the 2% target."I think it is likely appropriate to maintain the current interest rate range for some time," she said, "after a cumulative easing of 175 basis points over the past year and a half, we are currently in a mildly restrictive range and may be quite close to neutral levels."Chicago Fed President Austan Goolsbee stated that it is not appropriate to lower interest rates further until there is more evidence that inflation is consistently declining.Goolsbee noted that the Supreme Court's decision to overturn several global tariffs imposed by Trump could create more uncertainty for businesses but may also help to curb inflation.During a speech at the National Association for Business Economics conference on Tuesday, Goolsbee expressed his hope to see evidence of inflation cooling to the Fed's 2% target before supporting further rate cuts.

According to Jinshi, Federal Reserve official Collins stated that they are closely monitoring whether high productivity helps inflation to decline.

According to Jinshi reports, Federal Reserve official Barkin stated that inflation is expected to fall back to 2%, but hopes the data can clearly show this.

According to Jinshi, Federal Reserve official Barkin stated that inflation data has consistently been above the target level.

According to Jin Ten, Fed's Goolsbee stated that it is still too early to bet that increased productivity can lower inflation, and that it is only appropriate to cut interest rates when inflation decreases. He expects that there may be a rate cut this year, but only if inflation returns to the Fed's target level. Goolsbee pointed out that it is unclear whether current interest rates are restrictive, and caution is needed, as cutting rates too early may lead to an overheating economy.

According to Jinshi, Federal Reserve's Goolsbee stated that the progress on inflation has stalled, and it is still unclear whether the Federal Reserve's policy remains restrictive.

According to Jinshi, Fed's Goolsbee expressed optimism about the possibility of further rate cuts this year, provided that inflation begins to return to target levels.

According to Jinshi News, Federal Reserve's Bostic emphasized that monetary policy needs to remain patient and warned that the U.S. may face the risk of rising structural unemployment, a shift that cannot be fixed solely by interest rate adjustments. Bostic pointed out that if the unemployment issue stems from structural factors, significant rate cuts could raise inflation rather than create jobs. He holds a hawkish stance on price stability, cautioning against impulsive reactions to short-term economic "noise," and emphasized that the Fed's primary task remains controlling inflation.

According to Jinshi reports, Federal Reserve Governor Waller stated that if tariff effects are excluded, the potential inflation rate could be close to 2%.

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According to Jin Ten, Federal Reserve official Logan stated that the risks of rising inflation still exist.

According to Jinshi, Federal Reserve official Logan stated that he is cautiously optimistic about the economy returning to the inflation target trajectory.

According to Jinshi News, Federal Reserve's Bostic stated that bringing inflation down to 2% will lead to a decrease in the policy interest rate.

According to Jinshi, the final value of the U.S. one-year inflation rate expectation for February is 3.4%, lower than the market expectation of 3.5%, and unchanged from the previous value of 3.5%.