Fed Chair Powell: If no new Fed chair is confirmed by end of my term I will serve as 'chair pro tem'
CNBC Television·2026-03-18 19:15
QUESTION WHY WE DIDN'T SEE MUCH OF THAT LAST YEAR. >> EDWARD. >> THANK YOU.EDWARD LAWRENCE WITH FOX BUSINESS. SO IN DECEMBER WE SAW EMPLOYMENT NUMBERS REVISED DOWN TO -17,000. JANUARY REVISED DOWN FEBRUARY POSTED A LOSS OF 92,000.IS THAT IS THE EMPLOYMENT SIDE A FAR GREATER RISK THAN THE INFLATION SIDE BECAUSE WE ARE SEEING INFLATION. CPI IS CLOSE TO 2%. PCE HAS TICKED DOWN OVERALL.>> YOU KNOW IT'S REALLY I WOULDN'T SAY THAT. I WOULDN'T SAY THAT THAT'S CLEAR AT ALL. THAT ONE IS MORE AT RISK THAN THE OTHER.S ...