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Rising inflation will prompt faster tightening this year

The Fed is unlikely to make any policy changes at next week’s FOMC meeting. But with signs that underlying inflationary pressures are continuing to build, officials may use the post-meeting statement to hint that they will step up the pace of tightening over the rest of this year.

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