Inflation and the Labor Market
· Jerome H Powell, Chair of the Federal Reserve (United States)
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JH · Jerome H Powell Wiki · Federal Reserve WikiInflation and the Labor MarketContextSpeech by Jerome Powell on inflation and the labour market at the Hutchins Center of the Brookings Institution in Washington, D.C.
Why it mattersPowell signals smaller rate increases while focusing on how high rates go.
Problems raised- Inflation remains far too high.
- High inflation imposes hardship on households.
- It is unclear how high rates must go.
Solutions proposed- Moderate the pace of rate increases.
- Hold policy restrictive for some time.
- Focus on the peak rate and duration.
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