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Fed's Powell: Recent price data bolstering confidence inflation moderating

July 31, 2024 2:47 PM EDT

FILE PHOTO: Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell delivers remarks during a press conference in Washington, U.S., June 12, 2024. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein/File Photo

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said recent inflation data is increasing the central bank's confidence that inflation pressures are moving back to the 2% target.

After inflation data moderated in the second quarter, Fed officials have "gained greater confidence" price pressures are moderating in way that will open the door to a rate cut, Powell said in a press conference following the Fed's latest policy meeting where they kept interest rates steady.

(Reporting by Michael S. Derby; Editing by Chris Reese)



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