FED’S WALLER: INFLATION IS SIGNIFICANTLY ELEVATED ABOVE FED'S 2% TARGET || AI INVESTMENT IS 'LEGITIMATE' PART OF GDP; AI WILL 'RELIABLY' RAISE PRODUCTIVITY || ELEVATED ENERGY PRICES, TARIFFS NOT A SIGNIFICANT SOURCES OF ONGOING INFLATION PRESSURE || UNDERLYING INFLATION 'DOING BETTER' THAN CORE NUMBERS SUGGEST 03-SEP-2026 08:37 AM ET