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Fed’s Kashkari says inflation ‘still too high’ despite lower PCE data than expected

By Max Rego · Oct 1, 2026, 10:58 AM CDT

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Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis President Neel Kashkari said Wednesday that inflation remains “too high,” after the the Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) released data showing that annual inflation remained above the central bank’s 2 percent target in August. “Inflation is still too high,” Kashkari told CNBC’s Steve Liesman at a Council on Foreign Relations…

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Direct QuoteUses Kashkari’s own words to emphasize the urgency of inflation concerns.

FramingFrames the statement as a reaction to recent official inflation data, linking the quote to empirical evidence.

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Missing context

The article does not provide the exact inflation rate reported by the BEA, how it compares to previous months, or any discussion of the Fed’s policy response to the data.

Important context

Kashkari’s statement is made in the context of ongoing Fed monitoring of inflation and its impact on monetary policy decisions.

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The piece primarily reports Kashkari’s statement and the BEA data release, but it includes a direct quote that conveys his personal assessment, blending reporting with opinion.