Federal Reserve raises interest rates for the first time in three years: a one-time move or the start of a new round of tightening?

"But I personally am skeptical about the prospect of continued rate hikes." Xu Mingqi, a researcher at the Shanghai Academy of Social Sciences and a senior expert at a national high-end think tank, said that Warsh needs to balance Trump's demands, and whether he will open a channel for continued rate hikes remains to be seen. The indicators mainly include: CPI, PCE and other indices, employment data, and the overall U.S. economic growth trend.