Jerome Powell: “Inflation has started to move up now, we think, partly in response to tariffs.”

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

We do not take into account the fortunes of any political party or politician.

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.

It is a big risk to our independence if we were to stray into areas where we shouldn’t that really aren’t part of our mandate.