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Fed's Powell addresses economy pulled between risks to growth, jobs and prices

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell will deliver his last scheduled remarks before the Fed's next meeting with the economy enjoying stronger-than-expected growth and a recent jump in productivity. Read More

Fed's Powell says economy may be on firmer footing, but job market weak

The U.S. labor market remained mired in its low-hiring, low-firing doldrums through September, though the economy "may be on a somewhat firmer trajectory than expected," Federal Reserve Chair Jerome ... Read More

Fed Chair Jerome Powell says a hiring slowdown poses U.S. economic risks

Jerome Powell said the labor market's outlook hasn't changed much since the central bank's September meeting, when it penciled in two more rate cuts this year. Read More

Powell Warns Job Slowdown Threatens U.S. Economy, Signals Two More Fed Rate Cuts Likely This Year

Fed Chair Jerome Powell warned that slowing job growth threatens the economy, reinforcing expectations for two more rate cuts this year. He said tariffs lifted inflation to 2.9% but broader pressures ... Read More

Fed's Powell Strikes Middle Path on Inflation, Jobs, as Others Take Sides

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said on Tuesday the central bank needed to continue balancing the competing risks of high inflation and a weakening job market in coming ... Read More

Jill On Money: Fed cuts as prices rise and economy slows

The long-awaited resumption in the Fed’s interest rate cuts occurred, as the central bank weighed the risk associated with a decelerating labor market and accelerating inflation and determined that ... Read More

Fed Chair Powell tells Providence Chamber there's 'no risk-free path' for US economy

Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell described the current economic situation as challenging, with risks to both employment and inflation. The Fed is balancing a slowing labor market, which ... Read More

Fed's Powell and Bowman stress job market fragility as more rate cuts loom

Fed Chair Jerome Powell warned of labor market weakness after Fed’s first rate cut in nine months, as futures markets bet on more easing ahead. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell on Tuesday ... Read More