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Inflation Eased Sharply in March

April 10, 20253 Mins Read Business
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Inflation cooled sharply in March, a welcome development given the uncertainties surrounding President Trump’s global tariffs.

The Consumer Price Index climbed 2.4 percent last month from a year earlier, a far slower pace than February’s 2.8 percent increase and less than economists had expected. Over the course of the month, prices fell 0.1 percent.

A gauge tracking underlying “core” inflation, which strips out volatile food and energy items, slipped to 2.8 percent in March, following a 0.1 percent monthly increase.

The report, which was released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics on Thursday, covers a period before the bulk of Mr. Trump’s tariffs were put in place. In recent days, the president’s plans have changed dramatically, culminating in the administration on Wednesday announcing a 90-day pause on punishing levies that had been put in place on April 2.

Mr. Trump’s decision to pause came as global financial markets wobbled and started to flash warning signs about investors’ appetite for U.S. assets. Goods coming into the country from most countries will now face a 10 percent tariff, while Chinese imports will face a 125 percent charge, following Beijing’s decision to retaliate against U.S. products.

Mr. Trump’s pivot significantly eased worries about the extent of the economic damage stemming from his administration’s trade policies. But economists warn that the tariffs in place will still prove costly, leading not only to slower growth but higher inflation.

The big question for the Federal Reserve is how to balance those risks as members debate what to do with interest rates. Even before Mr. Trump’s tariffs, inflation was proving stubbornly sticky, with progress toward the central bank’s 2 percent goal stalling in recent months. That had made the Fed more hesitant to continue cutting interest rates after a series of reductions last year — a caution that has been amplified with the implementation of higher tariffs.

With inflation poised to re-accelerate again, even if it ends up being temporary, the Fed has made clear that the bar for further rate cuts is high. That means it will take tangible evidence that the economy is weakening in a material way for the Fed to take any action.

Perhaps the biggest concern for the central bank is a situation in which expectations about future inflation start to shift in a way that suggests Americans are becoming worried about price pressures staying persistently high. Jerome H. Powell, the Fed chair, said in a recent speech that it was the institution’s “obligation” to keep inflation expectations in check and to “make certain that a one-time increase in the price level does not become an ongoing inflation problem.”

So far, only a handful of survey-based measures have shifted in a notable way, including one run by the University of Michigan. Market-based measures have budged far less. Still, Ricardo Reis, an economist at the London School of Economics, said the “size and visibility” of the inflation shock was a concern, as were the “mixed signals” coming from the expectations data.

“The Fed has an inflation target to meet, and the effect on inflation of the tariffs is quite direct and likely quick,” he said. “It should talk tough.”

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