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On the recordFebruary 11, 2019
The U.S. economy is now in a good place. At the moment, unemployment is low, prices are near 2 percent inflation, so we're in a good place now.
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Jerome Powell
Republican · District of Columbia

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Jerome Powell comments on the current state of the U.S. economy and low unemployment.

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