Jerome Powell: “I think that is a pretty good guess of what will happen if the economy performs about as expected.”

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

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

Stopping sooner could have made some difference, but not likely enough to fundamentally alter the trajectory of the economy

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