Jerome Powell actually said...

if this process leads to a world of higher tariffs on a wide range of goods and services that are traded and those are sustained for a longer period of time--in other words, if it results in a more protectionist world, that will be bad for our economy.

Context

Powell warns about the negative consequences of sustained higher tariffs.

07/17/2018

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