Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell stated that it will take time to evaluate the current state of inflation, making the timing of potential interest rate cuts uncertain. Powell mentioned that they are not in a rush to ease monetary policy and need greater confidence in inflation moving towards 2 percent before lowering the policy rate.
Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell said Wednesday it will take a while for policymakers to evaluate the current state of inflation, keeping the timing of potential interest rate cuts uncertain. Speaking specifically about stronger than expected price pressures to start the year, the central bank leader said he and his fellow officials are in no rush to ease monetary policy .
"On inflation, it is too soon to say whether the recent readings represent more than just a bump," Powell said in remarks ahead of a question-and-answer session at Stanford University."We do not expect that it will be appropriate to lower our policy rate until we have greater confidence that inflation is moving sustainably down toward 2 percent," he added."Given the strength of the economy and progress on inflation so far, we have time to let the incoming data guide our decisions on policy
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