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Jerome Powell

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Jerome Powell is the 16th Chair of the Federal Reserve, having been appointed to the position in February 2018. He is a member of the Republican Party and has played a significant role in shaping U.S. monetary policy during his tenure. Powell's leadership has been marked by efforts to navigate the economy through challenges such as inflation and employment fluctuations, particularly in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. He has emphasized the importance of balancing the pace of monetary policy adjustments to avoid both inflationary pressures and job losses in the labor market.

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Jun 21, 2023

We expect modest growth going forward, growth below the sort of longer run growth rate of the United States economy.

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Jun 20, 2023

It is absolutely the case that Congress will need to authorize the Federal Reserve to issue a CBDC.

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Jun 20, 2023

I think that is a pretty good guess of what will happen if the economy performs about as expected.

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Jun 20, 2023

Climate change poses profound challenges for the global economy and the financial system.

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Jun 20, 2023

we don't see it as at all appropriate for us to tell banks what legal businesses they can lend to; that is not our role.

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Jun 20, 2023

Price stability is the responsibility of the Federal Reserve, and without it, the economy does not work for anyone.

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Jun 20, 2023

I think that is the next thing. Vice Chair Quarles was working on that.

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Jun 20, 2023

the important decisions about climate change need to be made by elected people, not by the Fed.

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Jun 20, 2023

I think we learned from the Silicon Valley failure and the others that there is going to be a need for stronger supervision.

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Jun 20, 2023

The Committee is completely unified in the need to get inflation down to 2 percent, and we will do whatever it takes to get it down to 2 percent over time.

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Jun 20, 2023

We at the Fed remain squarely focused on our dual mandate to promote maximum employment and stable prices for the American people.

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Jun 20, 2023

We are following it very, very closely, and I think you have put your finger on it, this is a problem more for smaller banks.

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