CryptoQuant Analyst: If the US-Iran conflict continues to impact inflation, it may force the Federal Reserve to raise interest rates in response

ME News, April 12 (UTC+8). CryptoQuant analyst Darkfost posted on the X platform, saying that the current inflation structure in the United States has gradually become clearer. Although the March CPI data recorded the largest month-over-month increase since 2022, core CPI has basically remained unchanged, indicating that inflationary pressure has not yet fully spread. This trend should continue to be monitored in subsequent PCE data and over the coming months. As long as this structure persists, it suggests that inflation has not yet formed a systemic embedding in the U.S. economy and is more of a stage-specific phenomenon, which may be related to geopolitical conflicts. However, if the duration of the U.S.-Iran conflict is extended, inflation may gradually evolve into a systemic risk and begin to affect economic growth; at that time, the Federal Reserve may have no choice but to respond by continuing to raise interest rates. (Source: ODAILY)