Powell acknowledges ‘uncertainty’ as Fed juggle growth and inflation risks

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  Federal Reserve cuts US economic growth outlook amid Trump tariffs

  Officials raise inflation forecast to 2.7% this year, as Fed chair Jerome Powell says uncertainty is ‘remarkably high’. Officials at the US Federal Reserve cut their US economic growth forecasts ...
  
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  Fed cuts US growth forecast as Trump’s policies weigh on outlook

  Central bank also lifts inflation projection as chair Jay Powell warns of tariff impact
  
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• Stagflation? Fed sees higher inflation and an economy growing by less than 2% this year

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• 'Transitory' is back as the Fed doesn't expect tariffs to have long-lasting inflation impacts

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• Central banks should fear misbehaving inflation expectations

  Widening dispersion and greater inflation uncertainty mean expectations are not as anchored as they appear
  
  Financial Times - Mar. 11
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  Watch live: Powell speaks as Fed expected to keep interest rates steady

  Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell will hold a press conference Wednesday afternoon to discuss the Fed's latest decision on interest rates. The Fed is expected to keep interest rates steady amid ...
  
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  Fed Holds Rates Steady and Predicts Higher Inflation, Slower Growth Ahead

  The central bank penciled in two rate cuts for 2025, but President Trump’s sweeping agenda has injected “remarkably high” uncertainty into the outlook.
  
  The New York Times - 2h
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  Fed Holds Rates Steady and Predicts Higher Inflation, Slower Growth Ahead

  The central bank penciled in two rate cuts for 2025, but President Trump’s sweeping agenda has injected “remarkably high” uncertainty into the outlook.
  
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• Fed faces threat from US consumers’ soaring inflation expectations

  University of Michigan survey shows American households’ outlook for price growth is at its highest since the early 1990s
  
  Financial Times - 19h

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