Washington, United States, March 30, 2026 (AFP) - US Fed chief says can look past oil shock but wary of deeper risks

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US Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said Monday that the central bank can look past the energy shock from war in the Middle East, but may have to act if rising costs change expectations about inflation. "The tendency is to look through any kind of a supply shock," Powell told a Harvard University event. This is because "energy shocks have tended to come and go pretty quickly" but monetary policy changes take time to flow through the economy, h......

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