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Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, speaking at a central banker conference in Sintra, Portugal, emphasized that the central bank remains committed to curbing inflation and indicated the possibility of consecutive rate hikes in the upcoming monetary policy meetings. Powell cited stronger-than-expected economic growth, a tight labor market, and persistently high inflation as factors necessitating further tightening...
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