Fed's Powell suggests that elevated inflation will likely delay rate cuts this year

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Fed's Powell suggests that elevated inflation will likely delay rate cuts this year
Jerome PowellFederal Reserve Chair
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell cautioned Tuesday that persistently elevated inflation will likely delay any Fed rate cuts until later ...

WASHINGTON — Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell cautioned Tuesday that persistently elevated inflation will likely delay any Fed rate cuts until later this year because “recent data have clearly not given us greater confidence” that price increases are under control.

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