Fed Is ‘Acutely Focused’ on Fighting Inflation, Says Powell

Fed Is ‘Acutely Focused’ on Fighting Inflation, Says Powell
Federal Reserve Board Chairman Jerome Powell speaks during a news conference following a meeting of the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) at the headquarters of the Federal Reserve in Washington on June 15, 2022. Drew Angerer/Getty Images
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Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell spoke before the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve on Friday, emphasizing the Fed’s high priority for curbing inflation and restoring stability to the U.S. dollar.

Speaking in his customary address to the Federal Reserve’s Board of Governors, Powell made a point of highlighting the Fed’s commitment to reverting to normal inflation levels, consistent with the Federal Reserve’s increasingly hawkish approach to fighting inflation with quantitative easing and interest rate hikes.