Jerome Powell
Jerome Powell is the Chair of the Federal Reserve.
Notable Quotes
""We just don't know what the effects of this will be and really no one does.""View Story →
""That's balance but it does have a feel of downside risk.""View Story →
"Volcker's willingness to resist was an important lesson for all of us."View Story →
"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."View Story →
"positive comments from Fed’s Powell"View Story →
"acknowledged the inflation risk from oil while placing employment and price concerns on equal footing"View Story →
"If we don’t see that progress then you won’t see the rate cut."View Story →
"We did talk about alternative scenarios a little bit."View Story →
"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."View Story →
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