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Fed chair Jerome Powell blames influx of illegal migrants for rising unemployment rate

Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell on Wednesday blamed the migrant crisis for rising unemployment in the country after cutting interest rates by half a percentage point for the first time since the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic. “If millions of people join the workforce and 100,000 jobs are created, the unemployment rate is going […]

Jerome Powell Suggests ‘Influx’ Of Migrants Are Contributing To Rising Unemployment

Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell suggested at a press conference on Wednesday that immigration is fueling rising unemployment. Powell spoke to reporters after the Fed announced it would cut the federal funds rate by 0.50 percentage point after disappointing job gains in July and August. The unemployment rate is now at 4.2%. 3.4% April 2023 […]

Jerome Powell Declares ‘Time Has Come’ For Fed to Cut Rates

Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell signaled on Friday he is ready to begin cutting interest rates, possibly starting next month, to prevent a further deterioration in the labor market while continuing to keep a close eye on inflation. “The time has come to adjust policy,” Powell said in a highly-anticipated speech at the Fed’s annual […]

Fed Chair Jerome Powell Warns About U.S. Fiscal Policy’s Unsustainable Path

Estimated Reading Time: 3 minutes Editors’ Note: One of the least discussed subjects is the incredible and dangerous distortions in the US economy. A powerful rising stock market has obscured the problem. Recently, we have registered another strong breakout to the upside. But we have often cautioned not to conflate the stock market with the […]

Fed Chair Jerome Powell focused on soft landing, says inflation fight isn’t over

Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell said on Wednesday he is not yet ready to declare that inflation has been conquered but believes the U.S. remains on a path to continued price stability and low unemployment. Powell and other Fed officials have said they won’t cut interest rates until they have more confidence that inflation, which […]

Fed Chair Jerome Powell doesn’t expect inflation to hit 2% until 2025

Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell said Tuesday he doesn’t expect inflation to return to his 2% target before the end of next year at the earliest and is not committed to cutting interest rates this year. Speaking at an economic policy conference in Portugal, Powell said policymakers needed more evidence that inflation was under control […]

Jerome Bettis confident Steelers will be ‘top-tier’ team opponents fear in 2024

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