Jerome Powell: “In the rules before us, we are applying the discretion granted to us by the Economic Growth Regulatory Relief and…”

Without the ability to pay interest on reserves, the Fed would lose control over rates

If we move too quickly, then we may leave the inflation job unfinished and have to come back later and finish it.

The outlook for employment and inflation does not appear to have changed much since our September meeting

The public would lose faith that the central bank will make decisions based only on what’s best for all Americans.