Powell warns of stagflation risk, higher prices from Trump tariffs

Apr 16, 2025 - 15:01
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Powell warns of stagflation risk, higher prices from Trump tariffs
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell warned Wednesday that President Trump’s aggressive new tariffs could both lower growth and raises prices — a dynamic known as stagflation, which is notoriously difficult for the central bank to control. In a Wednesday speech in Chicago, Powell said the economy could be “moving away” from the Fed’s goal of…