NEPC’s Jennifer Appel was recently quoted in Barron’s, offering her insights on how inflation pressures and tariff policies could shape the Federal Reserve’s interest rate decisions. View excerpts below or visit Barron’s to read the full article here.

 

The Federal Reserve has spent the past three years proving it can bring inflation down through tighter monetary policy. But President Donald Trump’s sweeping Liberation Day tariffs could spark a new kind of inflation that the Fed is less equipped to handle.