Powell says Fed will 'keep pushing rates higher' until inflation is under control

Will go below 'neutral' if needed

Elliot Gulliver-Needham
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US Federal Reserve chair Jay Powell said that the central bank will continue to hike interest rates until it saw “clear and convincing” evidence that inflation was returning to the 2% target.

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