Jerome Powell
speaker
737 appearances
119 recordings
38 series
first heard Mar 2018
last heard 11 Jun
Jerome Powell’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.
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recordings per month · last 12 monthsRecordings per month over the last 12 months — 68 in all, peaking in Jan 2026 with 43.
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These readings are higher than earlier in the year as inflation for goods has picked up, reflecting the effects of tariffs.
In the near term, risks to inflation are tilted to the upside and risks to employment to the downside.
A challenging situation.
There is no risk free path for policy as we navigate this tension between our employment and inflation goals.
Everyone should understand that we're committed to 2% inflation and we will deliver 2% inflation.
But it's a complicated, unusual, difficult situation where the labor market is also under pressure.
Everyone should understand that we're committed to 2% inflation and we will deliver 2% inflation.
But it's a complicated, unusual, difficult situation where the labor market is also under pressure.
In the near term, risks to inflation are tilted to the upside and risks to employment to the downside.
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A challenging situation.
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A reasonable base case is that the effects of tariffs on inflation will be relatively short-lived, effectively a one-time shift in the price level.
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But with downside risks to employment having risen in recent months, the balance of risks has shifted.
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Our framework calls for us to take a balanced approach in promoting both sides of our dual mandate.
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Accordingly, we judged it appropriate at this meeting to lower our policy rate by a quarter percentage point.
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We do.
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We are well positioned to wait to see how the economy evolves.
We are well positioned to wait to see how the economy evolves.
Although important federal government data for the past couple of months have yet to be released, available public and private sector data suggest that the outlook for employment and inflation has not changed as much since our meeting in October.
Conditions in the labor market appear to be gradually cooling and inflation remains somewhat elevated.
In the near term, risks to inflation are tilted to the upside and risks to employment to the downside.
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