Fed's Powell points to persistent labor market weakness as government shutdown delays official reports

Fed Chair Jerome Powell told economists that the sluggish labor market and tariff-induced inflation are persisting as government shutdown delays official employment reports.

Fed's Powell say end of balance sheet drawdown may be nearing

(Reuters) -Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said on Tuesday the end of the central bank’s long-running effort to shrink the size of its holdings, widely known as quantitative tightening, or QT, may be coming into view.

Powell says no 'risk-free' path as Fed weighs rate cut amid shutdown

Despite gaps in federal data caused by the government shutdown, Powell said the employment and inflation outlooks don't appear to have changed much.

Powell Signals Fed Is on Track to Keep Cutting Rates

Jerome H. Powell, chair of the Federal Reserve, still sees labor market risks outweighing those posed by higher inflation tied to President Trump’s tariffs.

Fed's Powell says the end of balance sheet drawdown process may be nearing

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said on Tuesday the end of the central bank’s long-running effort to shrink the size of its holdings, widely known as quantitative tightening, or QT, may be coming into view.

Powell: Fed ‘should have’ stopped buying mortgage-backed securities sooner as the Pandemic Housing Boom raged on

Powell acknowledged the Federal Reserve kept purchasing mortgage-backed securities (MBS) for too long—but he’s also unsure how much it actually contributed to the housing boom.

Chair Powell's New Revelations On Monetary Policy

Fed Chair Jerome Powell wins 2025 Adam Smith Award; discusses inflation, policy strategy, and signals on quantitative tightening.

With inflation and jobs in ‘tension,’ Powell warns of the Fed’s tightrope on interest rates

The Federal Reserve is doing a difficult balancing act, trying to tamp down inflation while lifting up the job market, Chair Jerome Powell said Tuesday.
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