Key Takeaways Federal Reserve officials speaking Friday emphasized the risks that tariffs imposed by the Trump administration will stoke inflation.The Fed, which manages the nation's monetary policy with the goal of keeping inflation and unemployment in check,

President Donald Trump's unfolding trade policy may curb U.S. productivity and possibly require higher interest rates to contain inflation in a less efficient economy, Federal Reserve governor Lisa Cook said on Friday.

Federal Reserve Governor Michael Barr said the Trump administration’s trade policies could put the US central bank in a difficult position by generating persistent inflationary pressures and higher unemployment.