Waller on Friday said current U.S. inflation trends “are pretty good,” with the annual rise in consumer prices close to the Fed’s 2% target, possibly justifying an interest-rate cut at the bank’s next meeting. He is the first top Fed official to suggest a rate reduction is feasible at that July 29-30 gathering.

Federal Reserve Governor Christopher Waller said Friday he sees little risk that tariffs will stoke inflation, and signaled the central bank could start cutting interest rates as soon as July. “I think we’re in the position that we could do this and as early as July,

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