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Jerome Powell’s warning; Iran hits back at America’s demands, and more
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Jerome Powell, the chair of the Federal Reserve, said that the fallout from Donald Trump’s tariffs could present challenges to the central bank’s “dual-mandate goals” of ensuring low inflation and a healthy job market.
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