Fed Chair Powell signals no urgency for Fed rate hike amid oil shock Related news

Ana Maria Rus

ISTANBUL US Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said Monday the US central bank sees no immediate need to raise interest rates in response to the recent oil price shock, arguing that inflation expectations remain under control and that tightening policy now could unnecessarily weigh on the economy later. Speaking at Harvard University, Powell said the Fed is not yet facing a point where it needs to respond to higher energy prices with a rate increase, as policymakers still do not know the full

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