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Jerome Powell: That could be right. It could also just be, though, that demand is incredibly strong and that they are raising prices…

On the recordJune 22, 2022
That could be right. It could also just be, though, that demand is incredibly strong and that they are raising prices because they can.
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Jerome Powell
Republican · District of Columbia

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Chair Powell discusses potential causes of inflation during his confirmation hearing.

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