CRYPTOSTORY 796· JULY 9, 2026

AI boom creates new inflation pressure, complicating the Fed's next rate decision

Ongoing demand for AI infrastructure is sustaining upward pressure on prices for technology products and electricity, Federal Reserve policymakers said. Upward price pressure is the early stage of inflation: when demand for specific goods…

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