Fed's Kugler says tariffs could touch off more prolonged inflation
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Rising tariffs in the U.S. could feed into more prolonged inflation than might be expected, Fed Governor Adriana Kugler said on Wednesday, pushing back on views that prices would only rise on imported goods. "There may be reasons why tariffs have more prolonged effects" than simply causing a one-time jump in the price of imported goods, Kugler said. New tariffs already imposed by President Donald Trump, for example, target intermediate goods like aluminum and steel.