Powell: Fed yet to decide on whether to "look through" war's impact
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Federal Reserve Chair Powell says the Fed has not yet decided whether to disregard economic effects from Iran war.
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Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell told Harvard economics students on Monday that the Fed is not yet deciding whether to overlook economic effects from the Iran war energy shock, saying the central bank will "wait and see how that turns out." Powell noted that inflation expectations remain "well-anchored" despite recent declines toward the Fed's 2% target, reducing immediate pressure to adjust policy. The Fed chair also offered guidance to his successor, Kevin Warsh, who awaits Senate confirmation, cautioning against using Fed tools for purposes beyond the central bank's assigned mandate. Powell emphasized that building consensus at the Fed depends on genuinely listening to colleagues rather than simply communicating at them—a principle he said applies to Capitol Hill relations as well.
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The Federal Reserve is waiting to assess economic impacts before deciding whether and how to adjust policy in response to potential war-driven energy shocks.
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