Federal Reserve Governor Michelle Bowman said she sees lingering inflation risks and that policymakers should proceed cautiously with further interest-rate cuts.

Federal Reserve Governor Michelle Bowman considers interest rates on hold for the time being until the data shows inflation has resumed its downward trend. Bowman was the lone dissenter on the FOMC’s September decision to lower the federal-funds rate by half a percentage point,

Despite the progress that has been made, there are "upside risks to inflation," Bowman added. The Fed's preferred inflation gauge showed a rate of 2.4% in November but was at 2.8% when excluding food and energy, a core measure that officials see as a better long-run indicator.