Jerome Powell, Chair of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, is now responding to questions from the press, with key quotes, found below.
“Inflation will return to 2% over time and then will be symmetric around our target”
“We don’t see a strong case for moving policy in either direction.”
“Decision on IOER doesn’t reflect a shift in the monetary policy stance.”
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