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Jerome Powell: “They’re unhappy and they’re not wrong to be unhappy that prices went up quite a bit and they’re paying a lot for those…”

On the recordMarch 19, 2025
They’re unhappy and they’re not wrong to be unhappy that prices went up quite a bit and they’re paying a lot for those things.
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Jerome Powell
Republican · District of Columbia

Editor's note · Context

Powell acknowledges public dissatisfaction with rising prices over the years.

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