Jerome Powell

""We just don't know what the effects of this will be and really no one does.""

""That's balance but it does have a feel of downside risk.""

"Volcker's willingness to resist was an important lesson for all of us."

"the increasingly uncertain outlook for the U.S. economy and inflation in the wake of the Iran war, suggesting the Fed could stand pat for an extended period."

"positive comments from Fed’s Powell"

"acknowledged the inflation risk from oil while placing employment and price concerns on equal footing"

"If we don’t see that progress then you won’t see the rate cut."

"We did talk about alternative scenarios a little bit."

"the U.S. central bank is watching developments in the private credit sector for signs of trouble, but he does not currently see issues there infecting the financial system as a whole."

"That's what the law calls for. That's what we've done on several occasions."

"If tools like Mythos fall into the wrong hands, it could provide attackers with a powerful new weapon to steal data or disrupt critical infrastructure."

"This is about whether the Fed will be able to continue to set interest rates based on evidence and economic conditions, or whether instead monetary policy will be directed by political pressure or intimidation."

"I've said that I will not leave the board until this investigation is well and truly over with transparency and finality, and I stand by that."

"Which is the ability to conduct monetary policy without taking into consideration political factors."

""We're kind of waiting to see what happens with events in the Middle East.""