Fed’s Musalem: Easing tariff impact will help lower inflation
Oleh Agustin Wazne
Dikemas kini: 15 Apr 2026
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Alberto Musalem, President of the Federal Reserve (Fed) Bank of St. Louis, said in an exclusive note he gave on Wednesday that the Oil shock caused by the Middle East war is likely feeding core inflation, he expects it to be near 3% throughout the year.
Alberto Musalem, President of the Federal Reserve (Fed) Bank of St. Louis, said in an exclusive note he gave on Wednesday that the Oil shock caused by the Middle East war is likely feeding core inflation, he expects it to be near 3% throughout the year.
Key takeaways:
Oil shock likely feeding core inflation, expect it will be near 3% through end of year.
Supply shocks put Fed's inflation and employment goals at risk, current interest rate range likely appropriate 'for some time'.
Musalem says he has lowered his GDP estimates for the year to between 1.5% and 2% from 2% to 2.5% before the war.
Easing tariff impact will help lower inflation, housing inflation also moving in the right direction.
Musalem says he does not see clear impacts yet from war on consumption.
Unemployment rate could rise as economic growth slows, though perhaps only by a couple tenths of a percentage point.”
US Dollar Price Today
The table below shows the percentage change of US Dollar (USD) against listed major currencies today. US Dollar was the strongest against the Japanese Yen.
| USD | EUR | GBP | JPY | CAD | AUD | NZD | CHF | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| USD | -0.05% | -0.03% | 0.11% | -0.28% | -0.75% | -0.21% | 0.10% | |
| EUR | 0.05% | 0.02% | 0.17% | -0.23% | -0.62% | -0.16% | 0.15% | |
| GBP | 0.03% | -0.02% | 0.17% | -0.22% | -0.62% | -0.19% | 0.13% | |
| JPY | -0.11% | -0.17% | -0.17% | -0.39% | -0.79% | -0.36% | -0.03% | |
| CAD | 0.28% | 0.23% | 0.22% | 0.39% | -0.39% | 0.04% | 0.37% | |
| AUD | 0.75% | 0.62% | 0.62% | 0.79% | 0.39% | 0.43% | 0.76% | |
| NZD | 0.21% | 0.16% | 0.19% | 0.36% | -0.04% | -0.43% | 0.35% | |
| CHF | -0.10% | -0.15% | -0.13% | 0.03% | -0.37% | -0.76% | -0.35% |
The heat map shows percentage changes of major currencies against each other. The base currency is picked from the left column, while the quote currency is picked from the top row. For example, if you pick the US Dollar from the left column and move along the horizontal line to the Japanese Yen, the percentage change displayed in the box will represent USD (base)/JPY (quote).
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