The Fed last week raised its policy rate to the 5.25%-5.50% range, the 11th increase in the last 12 meetings.
Core inflation is still pretty elevated," Powell said in a press conference after the end of the Fed's two-day policy meeting.
We think we're going to need to hold policy at restrictive levels for some time.
The Fed's policy rate influences the economy by changing what lenders charge consumers for credit card, auto, and home loans or what businesses pay on bonds or for credit lines.
"Given that inflation is still sticky, they're going to end up with rates either too high or as high as they are for too long.
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