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Jerome Powell says inflation is still too high and lower economic growth is likely needed to bring it down

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. He believes that monetary policy and other fiscal policies from the government should be used to help bring inflation down. He also suggests that the Fed’s balance sheet needs to remain at its large size in order to help drive down inflation. Additionally, he notes that higher wages resulting from strong labor markets could be causing higher costs and considerations should be taken to control inflation.

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