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Fed’s New Approach to Inflation Could Keep Interest Rates Low

Fed’s New Approach to Inflation Could Keep Interest Rates Low
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome H. Powell testifies before Congress on June 30, 2020. Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images
Emel Akan
Emel Akan
Reporter
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WASHINGTON—The Federal Reserve unveiled on Aug. 27 a major policy change that tolerates higher inflation, a move that could allow interest rates to stay lower for a longer period of time.

Jerome Powell, the Fed chair, announced that the central bank would adopt “a flexible form of average inflation targeting” as the key outcome of its monetary policy framework review.

Emel Akan
Emel Akan
Reporter
Emel Akan is a senior White House correspondent for The Epoch Times, where she covers the policies of the Trump administration. Previously, she reported on the Biden administration and the first term of President Trump. Before her journalism career, she worked in investment banking at JPMorgan. She holds an MBA from Georgetown University.
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