On the recordJune 22, 2023
So our part of it is to try to get inflation under control, and that is what we are doing, and ideally we will do that with as little as possible damage to the economy and the labor market
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congress.govJerome Powell: “So our part of it is to try to get inflation under control, and that is what we are doing, and ideally we will do that…”
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Powell discusses efforts to control inflation while minimizing economic damage.
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