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Federal Reserve Vice Chair for Supervision Bowman stated that inflationary pressures persist while the labor market is stabilizing. She projects that core PCE will rise to 3.3% year-over-year in October, driven primarily by rising energy prices and AI-related demand. Bowman predicts that core PCE will likely move closer to 2% next year as the pressure from the AI construction boom and Middle East conflicts subsides. Recent stock market declines, rising US Treasury yields, and a stronger dollar have already tightened financial conditions. Bowman emphasized that the benefits of tightening monetary policy must be weighed against the costs to interest-rate-sensitive industries. The sustainability of AI demand and evolving geopolitical risks will be key factors determining the direction of monetary policy in the coming months, and the Fed needs to push inflation back to its 2% target.