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Powell Argues Strong Labor Market Requires More Than Supportive Monetary Policy

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said Wednesday that maintaining "patiently accommodative monetary policy" will be important to returning to a strong labor market but argued more needs to be done.

Powell cautioned during remarks at a virtual Economic Club of New York event that the U.S. is still "very far" from a strong labor market despite the recovery seen since the early days of the coronavirus pandemic.

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