After voting against it last week, Kashkari calls for a rate hike: The Federal Reserve should start taking action in September.

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05/08/2026
According to the Zhito Finance APP, Minneapolis Federal Reserve President Kashkari said on Wednesday that the Federal Reserve should start gradually raising interest rates in order to lower the inflation rate, which is still above target, and to avoid being forced to take more aggressive rate hike measures in the future due to further entrenchment of inflation.