# Cato Scholars Available on April Inflation Data 

Two Cato Institute scholars are available for comment today

May 12, 2026 • News Releases 

Today’s [CPI report](https://www.bls.gov/cpi/) puts April headline inflation at 3.8% year-over-year — the highest since May 2023 and a tenth above consensus — as energy costs surged 3.8% for the month and price pressures spread into shelter, food, and core goods.

Two Cato Institute scholars are available for comment today:

[Jai Kedia](https://www.cato.org/people/jai-kedia), Research Fellow at Cato’s Center for Monetary and Financial Alternatives and a contributor to the [*Cato Handbook on Affordability*](https://www.cato.org/handbook-affordability), can address the Federal Reserve’s constrained position: rising rate-hike odds, historic policy dissent, and the “higher for longer” implications.

[Ryan Bourne](https://www.cato.org/people/ryan-bourne), editor of the *Handbook*, is also available in a limited capacity to speak to what today’s data means for households and what genuine affordability solutions require.

If you’d like to set up an interview, please contact Cato PR at [pr@​cato.​org](mailto:pr@cato.org).

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