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Fed's Powell says inflation overshoot caused by Trump tariffs

December 10, 2025 3:17 PM EST

U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell holds a press conference following a two-day meeting of the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC), at the U.S. Federal Reserve in Washington, D.C., U.S., December 10, 2025. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque

Dec ⁠10 (Reuters) - Federal ⁠Reserve ‍Chair Jerome Powell ‍said Wednesday that ​the current ​overshooting of the central bank's 2% inflation target ​is mostly the result ​of President Donald Trump's ‌import tax hikes.

"It's really tariffs that ​are causing ⁠the most of the ‌inflation overshoot," Powell said ‌after the latest Fed ‌meeting, reiterating his expectation the tariff ‍impact on inflation is likely ⁠to be a "one-time price increase."

(Reporting by Michael S. Derby)



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