Dollar Rally’s Inflation Threat Is Overblown, Cleveland Fed Says

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The rallying dollar shouldn’t be considered a major risk to inflation and import prices, according to the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland.

“Some worry that the dollar’s appreciation in foreign-exchange markets will push an already soft U.S. inflation rate even lower,” the Cleveland Fed said in a statement. “While the threat is real, it is overblown.”