Fed's Kashkari says labor market looking better, inflation worse

May 13 (Reuters) - Minneapolis Federal Reserve President Neel Kashkari said on ‌Wednesday that the U.S. labor market looks "a bit better" than it did earlier ⁠this year, while the Iran war has worsened inflation that already was running too high, views that underscore his preference ‌for ⁠leaving the Fed's door open to possible rate hikes.

"It's our job ⁠to get inflation back down," Kashkari said at ⁠a St. Paul Area Chamber event ⁠in St. Paul, Minnesota.

Reporting by Ann Saphir; Editing by Nia Williams

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