Fed's Daly says AI is not for now driving inflation up or down


San Francisco Federal Reserve Bank President Mary Daly pauses as she speaks during an interview with Reuters at the Federal Reserve Bank building in San Francisco, California, U.S., April 9, 2026. REUTERS/Carlos Barria

June 4 (Reuters) - ⁠San Francisco Federal ⁠Reserve President Mary Daly ‌on Thursday said that while she believes AI over a ​five- to 10-year ⁠window could ⁠be a deflationary force, the ⁠effect ‌is "not a pressing issue" for ⁠monetary policy which operates on ​a ‌12-month horizon.

Daly, at a ⁠Bloomberg ​Tech event in San Francisco, also said ⁠she also does not ​think that AI is behind the current rise ⁠in inflation, which being driven by higher tariffs and, more recently, by ​higher energy ⁠and food prices since ​the start ‌of Iran war.

(Reporting ​by Ann Saphir, Editing by Franklin Paul)

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