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Jerome Powell: “In effect, we went on hold when we saw the size of the tariffs, and essentially all inflation forecasts for the United…”

On the recordJuly 1, 2025
In effect, we went on hold when we saw the size of the tariffs, and essentially all inflation forecasts for the United States went up materially as a consequence of the tariffs.
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Jerome Powell
Republican · District of Columbia
Source
nbcnews.com
Jul 1, 2025

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Powell explains the Fed's decision-making in response to Trump's tariffs.

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