US NEC Director Hassett says US inflation numbers have been fantastic in recent reports, CNBC interview

US NEC Director Hassett says US inflation numbers have been fantastic in recent reports, CNBC interview.

Remarks from NEC directors on inflation sit in a familiar category: White House commentary that celebrates the data rather than interprets it. The pattern in past administrations has been that the economic adviser publicly affirms favourable prints as validation of policy, while the front end looks through such talk because it carries no decision authority over the rate path. The distinction that has historically mattered is between cheerleading and signalling: advisers tip their hand on administration preferences for Fed action, and episodes where the White House has leaned publicly toward easier policy have tended to steepen the curve only when paired with personnel pressure on the central bank, not from commentary alone. Hassett's prior form across roles has been consistently dovish-leaning and market-friendly, so the tone fits the established record. The follow-ons that count are whether other administration voices amplify the framing ahead of the next inflation print and whether it prefaces any fresh pressure on Fed leadership. As commentary from outside the rate-setting body, the signal is political rather than monetary.