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Jim Himes: So this notion that Jay Powell is unilaterally stopping a decline in interest rates, which, by the way, in the face of…

On the recordJuly 20, 2025
So this notion that Jay Powell is unilaterally stopping a decline in interest rates, which, by the way, in the face of upticking inflation, which we're seeing, would be absolutely bananas.
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Jim Himes
Democratic · Connecticut

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On the Federal Reserve's decision-making process.

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