Odaily星球日报讯 美联储理事鲍曼表示，近期在降低通胀方面取得了一些进展，但通胀水平仍然令人不安地高于委员会设定的 2%目标，仍然认为通胀存在上行风险。如果通胀继续放缓，降息将是合适的。（金十）

美联储理事鲍曼：如果通胀继续放缓，降息将是合适的

Odaily Odaily News: Federal Reserve Board Governor Bowman said that some progress has been made in reducing inflation recently, but the inflation level is still disturbingly higher than the 2% target set by the committee, and he still believes that there are upside risks to inflation. If inflation continues to slow, it would be appropriate to cut interest rates. (Jinshi)

Fed Governor Bowman: If inflation continues to slow, rate cuts would be appropriate

Former Chicago Fed President Evans said that Powell said the labor market is normalizing, wage growth is slowing, job vacancies remain healthy, and the unemployment rate is broadly consistent with policymakers' view of the Fed's 2% inflation target. If that were all, it would be good news. But history is not optimistic. As things stand, this does not appear to be the case, but it may only take one or two weak employment reports for aggressive rate cuts to be needed to counter the steadily rising unemployment rate. The longer the wait, the harder the actual adjustment will be. (Gold Ten)

Former Chicago Fed President: It may only take one or two weak employment reports to take aggressive rate cuts

Odaily Planet Daily Report: Ipek Ozkardeskaya, an analyst at Credit Suisse, stated that the US dollar fell as investors expect Federal Reserve Chairman Powell to clearly signal an impending rate cut at the Jackson Hole symposium on Friday, but the weakness seems to have gone too far. She said that the performance of the US economy is better than most other countries, and on this basis alone, the Federal Reserve has no reason to cut rates more aggressively than other central banks in the coming months. (Gold Ten)

Analysts: The dollar may have weakened too much

Some Federal Reserve observers expect Powell will not make specific predictions for September, but will instead remind everyone that the Federal Reserve is now focusing more on employment issues, as the job market is weakening. The Federal Reserve has a dual mandate to maintain price stability and full employment. With the rise in the unemployment rate, the latter has become increasingly important and has put greater pressure on the Federal Reserve to take action. In July, the U.S. unemployment rate rose to 4.3%, the highest level since October 2021. Wilmington Trust bond portfolio manager Luke Tilley expects Powell will discuss the natural rate of interest, also known as the "neutral rate," which helps the Federal Reserve understand the actual constraints on its monetary policy.