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La mejora de la inflación no significa “misión cumplida”, afirma Kevin Warsh, presidente de la Fed

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Kevin Warsh comparece por primera vez ante los legisladores en el Capitolio en calidad de presidente de la Reserva Federal, donde presenta su testimonio semestral ante la Comisión de Finanzas de la Cámara de Representantes.

La evaluación de Warsh sobre la economía estadounidense se produce después de que el más reciente informe mensual de inflación mostrara una marcada desaceleración en el ritmo de aumento de los precios durante el mes de junio, gracias a la disminución de las tensiones en Medio Oriente y a la caída de los precios de la energía.

La inflación anual se situó en junio en el 3,5 %, frente al 4,2 % de mayo, según los datos del Índice de Precios al Consumidor publicados el martes por la Oficina de Estadísticas Laborales.

Sin embargo, Warsh no se da por satisfecho.

“Es solo un dato”, declaró este martes ante los miembros de la comisión en la Cámara de Representantes. “Puede haber quienes observen las cifras de esta mañana y piensen: ‘Vaya, misión cumplida; todo va sobre ruedas’. Esa no es mi opinión”.

Por lo general, los funcionarios de la Reserva Federal analizan las tendencias de los datos y conceden poca importancia a lo que sucede en un mes concreto. Esto cobra especial relevancia en el caso del informe del mes pasado, dado que muchos economistas prevén un repunte de la inflación a medida que los precios de la gasolina vuelven a subir tras la reciente escalada estadounidense en el conflicto en Medio Oriente.

La Reserva Federal seguirá fijando los tipos de interés sin tener en cuenta la política, dijo este martes Warsh, aunque reconoció el entorno altamente politizado.

Durante su primera comparecencia ante el Congreso, la representante demócrata por Nueva York, Nydia Velázquez, preguntó al nuevo líder de la Reserva Federal si trabajaba para Trump, a lo que él respondió: “Somos un banco central independiente”.

“Es un honor para nosotros ser independientes”, afirmó Warsh. “Fuera de los muros de la Reserva Federal, sin duda hay mucha política”.

Reiteró esta postura durante un intercambio con el representante demócrata por Nueva York, Gregory Meeks, quien presionó a Warsh preguntándole cómo reaccionaría si Trump “le desacreditara públicamente para imponer un rumbo distinto” al que dictan los datos económicos.

“Mi compromiso con ustedes es cumplir la ley y seguir los datos. Seguir nuestro mejor criterio”, respondió Warsh.

La Reserva Federal ha sido objeto de una incesante oleada de ataques desde que el presidente Donald Trump inició su segundo mandato el año pasado, dirigidos especialmente contra el anterior líder del banco central, Jerome Powell.

El Gobierno de Trump también intentó destituir de su cargo a la gobernadora de la Reserva Federal, Lisa Cook; sin embargo, el mes pasado el Tribunal Supremo dictaminó que no se habían respetado suficientemente las garantías del debido proceso en su caso.

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Millions of Americans with untreated high blood pressure should be taking medication

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Nearly 1 in 3 adults in the United States with untreated high blood pressure would benefit from treatment and are not getting it, according to a new study.That’s because nearly 10 million Americans now meet newly updated guidelines by the American Heart Association and American College of Cardiology that redefine an adult’s risk for cardiovascular disease.“We estimated that approximately 200,900 all-cause deaths and 162,600 cardiovascular deaths could be prevented over the next 10 years,” said lead study author Dr. Mustafa Al-Jarshawi, a cardiologist at Keele University in England.Ideally, doctors want blood pressure to fall below 120 mmHg systolic and 80 mmHg diastolic. If blood pressure is around 130/80, doctors have typically advised people to make changes to their lifestyle, such as increasing exercise.If doctors use the American Heart Association’s new PREVENT tool, which considers blood sugar, kidney function and a person’s decade-long risk for heart disease as well as blood pressure, some 81 million Americans would be eligible for blood pressure medications.“What this is saying is that people who have traditionally not been at very high risk are now eligible to be treated with medications more aggressively,” said cardiologist Dr. Andrew Freeman, director of cardiovascular prevention and wellness at National Jewish Health in Denver.“Generally, I think when people have additional risk, blood pressure is really the silent killer,” said Freeman, who was not involved with the study.Expanding treatment could save livesThe study, published July 29 in the Journal of the American Heart Association, analyzed National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey data from 2009 to 2018. Newer data is available, but the most up-to-date version of the survey hasn’t been around long enough for researchers to know participants’ cause and time of death.The study examines how death rates might be lower if the 2025 hypertension guidelines were implemented during those years, Al-Jarshawi said.Among 81 million adults with high blood pressure and no cardiovascular disease, nearly 23 million may be newly eligible under the new guidelines. Of those 23 million, 9.7 million were untreated.Becoming eligible to receive blood pressure medication was associated with a 23% lower risk of dying compared with no treatment. When it comes to the chances of dying from a heart-related issue, risk dropped by 50%. The study also found that adults with diabetes would benefit most from treatment. This is because diabetes and high blood pressure often occur together, significantly increasing cardiovascular risk, Al-Jarshawi said.Treatment is more than a medicationAny eligible person shouldn’t hesitate to start taking medication in addition to making lifestyle changes to reduce long-term risks, Al-Jarshawi said.Controlling high blood pressure is a long-term commitment to health, CNN contributor Dr. Leana Wen, an emergency physician and adjunct associate professor at George Washington University, told CNN in a previous article. She recommended looking into a key inventory of five daily habits: level of physical activity, diet, substance use including alcohol and marijuana, stress levels, and a healthy weight.“You don’t have to do everything perfectly to make a difference in your health,” Wen said. She suggests starting with small lifestyle changes. Many people can’t easily reduce stress in their lives, but maybe they can more easily start eating more fruits and vegetables.”The findings of the new study highlight the importance of controlling high blood pressure, Freeman said.“The western world is ailing from a variety of cardiometabolic, kidney diseases,” Freeman said. “High blood pressure amplifies a lot of risk, and we have to do whatever we can to get that risk down and being aggressive about blood pressure is very low-hanging fruit.”However, medication only works when it’s inside the person, and not sitting in the bottle unused, Freeman said. About half of adults in the US with high blood pressure don’t regularly take their prescribed medication, according to a July 2025 study published in the journal JAMA Cardiology.Freeman recommends trying to form a habit, such as keeping your pillbox next to an alarm or toothbrush. That way, when set an alarm for the morning or brush your teeth, you remember to also take the pills.“There’s a way to cue yourself and remind,” Freeman said. “For those people that forget, consider having a small supply in your purse or your wallet or your car, just so you can always remember to take it.”The study’s findings also highlight the need for physicians to be alert to early signs of disease and consider blood pressure treatment, even in younger people, according to Freeman.“We’re seeing a lot more young people now who have chronic disease and diabetes and other things that may be relatively mild, but still at risk, and we need to be even more aggressive,” Freeman said.The-CNN-Wire™ & © 2026 Cable News Network, Inc., a Warner Bros. Discovery Company. All rights reserved.
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