Jerome Powell: “It’s not a situation where we can be pre-emptive, because we actually…”

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.

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Powell discusses uncertainty in responding to economic data.

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