Jerome Powell Says ‘No Risk-Free Path’ for Federal Reserve Policy

A prolonged U.S. government shutdown could make it ’more challenging' to devise monetary policy, the Federal Reserve chair said.
Jerome Powell Says ‘No Risk-Free Path’ for Federal Reserve Policy
Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell testifies before the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs on Capitol Hill in Washington on Feb. 11, 2025. Madalina Vasiliu/The Epoch Times
|Updated:
0:00
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said on Oct. 14 that challenges to inflation and the labor market suggest there is “no risk-free path” for central bank policy.
Andrew Moran
Andrew Moran
Author
Andrew Moran has been writing about business, economics, and finance for more than a decade. He is the author of "The War on Cash."