# Fed’s Cook says she is ready to raise rates if inflation does not ease

https://mins.news/en/item/14499

- Reuters, 2026-08-05 20:25 UTC
- Economy
- Original: https://www.reuters.com/business/feds-cook-says-ready-raise-rates-if-inflation-doesnt-start-easing-2026-08-05/?link_source=ta_bluesky_link&taid=6a739c2369018900011c268a

> Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook said she is open to raising the central bank’s short-term interest-rate target if inflation in the U.S. economy remains too high. She indicated that a failure for price pressures to begin easing could require additional monetary tightening. Cook’s comments leave a rate increase under consideration as the Fed responds to persistent inflation.

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