Fed's Kashkari says 'now is the time to start slowly moving' rates up

Cnbc · Aug 05, 2026 · 495 words · By Jeff Cox

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What to know about Fed's Kashkari says 'now is the time to start slowly moving' rates up

Minneapolis Federal Reserve President Neel Kashkari said Wednesday that he thinks higher interest rates are needed now to bring down inflation and avoid more drastic increases later.

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What happened

Minneapolis Federal Reserve President Neel Kashkari said Wednesday that he thinks higher interest rates are needed now to bring down inflation and avoid more drastic increases later.

Why it matters

In a CNBC interview, the central bank official called for a gradual approach that could start in September, though he did not commit to a timetable.

Common ground

Kashkari was one of three dissenters at last week's Federal Open Market Committee meeting who wanted a quarter percentage point rate hike.

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Claim 1: “Minneapolis Federal Reserve President Neel Kashkari said Wednesday that he thinks higher interest rates are needed now to bring down inflation and avoid more drastic increases later.”

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Multiple web search results (Nasdaq, Benzinga, and other news snippets) confirm Kashkari's stance that inflation remains too high and that the Fed may need to maintain or increase rates to bring it down.

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web search NEUTRAL — Kashkari stated that inflation is still too high and that the Federal Reserve needs more consistent evidence that it is moving toward the 2% target before considering rate cuts. Q2: What does this mea…
https://cryptorank.io/news/feed/68fb7-fed-kashkari-inflation…

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web search NEUTRAL — Speaking to CNBC, Kashkari stated that without significant inflation reduction, the Federal Reserve might maintain or even increase interest rates. His remarks align with previous comments on potentia…
https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/the-market-news-today:-feds-…

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web search NEUTRAL — Minneapolis Federal Reserve Bank President Neel Kashkari called for maintaining current interest rates until greater clarity emerges on how President Donald Trump's tariff policies will impact inflati…
https://www.benzinga.com/25/05/45614072/feds-kashkari-urges-…

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Claim 2: “the other nine voters disagreed, voting to hold the benchmark funds rate in a range between 3.5%-3.75%.”

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The NTD report explicitly states that nine members of the FOMC agreed to leave the chief policy rate in the current target range of 3.5 percent to 3.75 percent.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Central bank liquidity swap, known as a swap line, is a type of cross-currency swap used by a country's central bank to provide liquidity of its currency to another country's central bank. In a liquid…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Central_bank_liquidity_swap

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — A Federal Reserve Bank is a regional bank of the Federal Reserve System, the central banking system of the United States. There are twelve in total, one for each of the twelve Federal Reserve District…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federal_Reserve_Bank

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The structure of the Federal Reserve System is unique among central banks in the world, with both public and private aspects. It is described as "independent within the government" rather than "indepe…
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Claim 3: “inflation holding well above the Fed's 2% target.”

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Web search results show the annual inflation rate in the US was 3.4% as of July 2026, which is significantly above the Fed's 2% target.

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web search NEUTRAL — Inflation expectations or expected inflation is the rate of inflation that is anticipated for some time in the foreseeable future. There are two major approaches to modeling the formation of inflation…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inflation

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web search NEUTRAL — 2 days ago · The annual inflation rate in the United States was 3.4% for the 12 months ending July, down from 3.5% previously, according to U.S. Labor Department data released August 12, 2026.
https://www.usinflationcalculator.com/inflation/current-infl…

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web search NEUTRAL — Apr 10, 2026 · Inflation is a gradual loss of purchasing power that is reflected in a broad rise in prices for goods and services over time. The inflation rate is calculated as the average price incre…
https://www.investopedia.com/terms/i/inflation.asp

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Claim 4: “Paulson told CNBC that she thinks there is evidence that the current interest rate level is "mildly restrictive" on economic conditions and favors holding steady”

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Claim 5: “The remarks come a day after Philadelphia Fed President Anna Paulson, who like Kashkari gets a vote this year on the FOMC, offered a differing view.”

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No evidence was found regarding a Philadelphia Fed President named Anna Paulson or her voting status on the FOMC.

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Claim 6: “Sept. 15-16 meeting”

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No evidence was found in the provided search results to confirm the specific dates of the September meeting.

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Claim 7: “In a CNBC interview, the central bank official called for a gradual approach that could start in September”

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Two independent web search results explicitly mention Kashkari calling for gradual rate hikes starting in September during a CNBC interview.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — In November 2025, federal prosecutors in Washington, D.C., opened a criminal investigation into Jerome H. Powell, the Chair of the Federal Reserve, concerning the renovation of the Federal Reserve’s h…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federal_investigation_into_Jer…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Jerome Hayden "Jay" Powell (born February 4, 1953) is an American central banker who currently serves as a governor of the Federal Reserve. He was the 16th chair of the Federal Reserve from 2018 to 20…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Lisa DeNell Cook (born 1964) is an American economist who was sworn in as a member of the Federal Reserve Board of Governors in 2022. She is the first black woman to sit on the board. Before her appoi…
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Claim 8: “he told CNBC's Andrew Ross Sorkin in a live "Squawk Box" interview from the Aspen Ideas Festival in Colorado.”

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Web search results confirm Kashkari gave a live interview to Andrew Ross Sorkin on CNBC's 'Squawk Box' from the Aspen Ideas Festival in Colorado.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Neel Tushar Kashkari (born July 30, 1973) is an American banker, economist, and politician who is the president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis. As interim Assistant Secretary of the Treasu…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neel_Kashkari

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Too Big to Fail is a 2011 American biographical drama television film directed by Curtis Hanson and written by Peter Gould, based on Andrew Ross Sorkin's 2009 non-fiction book Too Big to Fail. The cas…
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Claim 9: “The FOMC has been on hold all year”

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The NTD report confirms the Fed left interest rates unchanged for the fifth straight meeting as of July 29, supporting the claim that they have been on hold.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) is a committee within the Federal Reserve System (colloquially "the Fed") that is charged under United States law with overseeing the nation's open market oper…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federal_Open_Market_Committee

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Federal Reserve System (often shortened to the Federal Reserve, or simply the Fed) is the central banking system of the United States. It was created on December 23, 1913, with the enactment of th…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This is a list of historical rate actions by the United States Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC). The FOMC controls the supply of credit to banks and the sale of treasury securities. The Federal Op…
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Claim 10: “Kashkari was one of three dissenters at last week's Federal Open Market Committee meeting who wanted a quarter percentage point rate hike.”

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Multiple sources (KuCoin, Gate News, and a report on the July 29 meeting) confirm that Kashkari was one of three FOMC members who dissented in favor of a 25-basis-point rate hike.

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Claim 11: “The three "no" votes were the first during Chairman Kevin Warsh's tenure.”

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Claim 12: “Inflation data in June showed some improvement as tensions temporarily eased in the Middle East and oil prices pulled back.”

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One source mentions inflation eased in July, but another source notes oil prices remained near highs due to escalating Iran war tensions, contradicting the claim that tensions 'temporarily eased' to pull prices back.

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web search NEUTRAL — The intrigue: The inflation data is among the key pieces of data that will help shape the Federal Reserve's decision on whether to raise interest rates in September. Officials will weigh stubborn pric…
https://www.axios.com/2026/08/12/cpi-july-inflation-iran-tru…

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web search NEUTRAL — Oil prices fell about 1 percent on Thursday but remain near the highest since mid-June as the Iran war escalated, with Tehran asking Yemen’s Houthi movement to be prepared to close the Red Sea oil exp…
https://english.alarabiya.net/business/energy/2026/07/16/oil…

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web search NEUTRAL — Free and open access to global development data.Inflation, consumer prices (annual %). International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund ( IMF ). License : CC BY-4.0.
https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/FP.CPI.TOTL.ZG

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