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Powell Says Achieving ‘Substantial Further Progress’ a Ways Off

-- Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said the U.S. economic recovery still hasn’t progressed enough to begin scaling back the central bank’s massive monthly asset purchases, while adding that inflation is likely to remain high in coming months before moderating.“At our June meeting, the committee discussed the economy’s progress toward our goals since we adopted our asset purchase guidance last December,” Powell said Wednesday in remarks prepared for delivery before the House Financial Servic

Powell Says Achieving ‘Substantial Further Progress’ a Ways Off

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Powell addresses the Senate banking panel on Thursday.\nU.S. central bankers are providing aggressive support by holding interest rates near zero and buying $120 billion of bonds a month, even as the economy shows strong growth. Job gains have been solid and inflation has jumped, though officials say that’s due to temporary supply glitches as the economy reopens from the pandemic.\nTen-year Treasuries held earlier gains with yields around 1.37% following the release of Powell’s remarks. U.S. stock futures were higher and the dollar softened.\nCritics say that ultra-easy monetary policy alongside massive government spending is overheating the economy. 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