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"My colleagues and I are acutely aware that high inflation imposes significant hardship as it erodes purchasing power," US Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell says in Washington. SOUNDBITE
People take to the streets in a protest against industrial food production in the German capital Berlin. IMAGES
The Federal Reserve will need "substantially more evidence" to be confident that inflation is on a sustained downward path, says Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell. SOUNDBITE
US Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell says it is "essential" to bring down inflation for the US to have "sustained period of strong labor market conditions that benefit all." The Federal Reserve on Wednesday raised the benchmark lending rate by a half percentage point in its ongoing effort to contain the highest inflation in four decades. SOUNDBITE
The US economy is showing signs of improvement since the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic, yet hardest hit sectors have "not fully recovered," US Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell announces after a two-day policy meeting. The central bank cautioned that risks remain on the path to full recovery and said it will monitor the economy's progress before pulling back on its bond buying program. IMAGES