Political Quotes

On the recordMay 6, 2025
It’s not a situation where we can be pre-emptive, because we actually don’t know what the right response to the data will be until we see more data.
Said by
Jerome Powell
Republican · District of Columbia

Editor's note · Context

Powell discusses uncertainty in responding to economic data.

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