Jerome Powell: “I would also like to express my gratitude to President Trump for the confidence he has shown by nominating me to serve…”

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

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.

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

I have a little more than 10 months left on my term as chair, and all I want, and all anyone at the Fed wants, is to deliver an economy that has price stability, maximum employment, financial stability.