The Federal Open Market Committee members recently highlighted in a meeting that “a restrictive stance of policy may well become appropriate depending on the evolving economic outlook and the risks to the outlook,” according to a CNBC article. The metric, however, compared favorably with the 8.5% rise (the maximum since December 1981) in March. The core inflation index, which excludes volatile components, such as food and energy prices, rose 6.2% year over year, beating the expectations of a 6% rise.