Jerome Powell: “Growth is definitely stronger than we thought, and inflation is coming a little higher.”

I want to hand over to my successor an economy in good shape.

Overall, while the labor market appears to be in balance, it is a curious kind of balance that results from a marked slowing in both the supply of and demand for workers.

I haven’t heard that.

What keeps me awake at night is how do we get that done? I want to hand over to my successor an economy in good shape, and so do all of my colleagues, that's all we ever want.