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On the recordFebruary 26, 2018
I would just say our own job is to focus not on fiscal policy, but on monetary policy, and so that is our frame of reference.
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Jerome Powell
Republican · District of Columbia
Source
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Editor's note · Context

Powell clarifies the Federal Reserve's focus on monetary policy rather than fiscal policy.

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