LIVE: Fed Chair Jerome Powell delivers testimony before Congress

U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell delivers the semiannual monetary policy report testimony before the House Financial Services Committee. In the prepared testimony released earlier this morning, he said the central bank needs more time to see if rising tariffs drive inflation higher before considering the interest rate cuts that President Trump is demanding.

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Post from Reuters on June 24, 2025