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Fed Chair Powell Warns Of 'Some Pain' From Higher Interest Rates

In highly anticipated remarks at the Jackson Hole economic symposium on Friday, Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell acknowledged the central bank's efforts to combat inflation will cause "some pain" but argued a failure to restore price stability would mean "far greater pain."

Powell reiterated the Fed's resolve to bring inflation back to its 2 percent target, declaring that the "economy does not work for anyone" without price stability.

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