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WATCH: Fed Chair Powell discusses rising energy prices, challenging labor market in Harvard lecture

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WATCH: Fed Chair Powell discusses rising energy prices, challenging labor market in Harvard lecture

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) – Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell said Monday that it is important to carefully watch inflation during the rise in energy prices since the Iran war. Watch Powell’s comments in full in the video player above. Powell, who spoke in front of about 400 students at Harvard University when gas prices averaged … Read more

Amid tough job market for young Americans, Fed Chair Powell tells students not to despair

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Fed Chair Jerome Powell Speaks at Harvard

Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell has a message for young Americans looking for work in a tough job market: Don’t be discouraged, even though job creation remains weak and the threat of artificial intelligence remains. The chairman of the Fed, who gave comments on Monday to an undergraduate economics class at Harvard University, talked a … Read more