Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell is back Wednesday on Capitol Hill, this time speaking to the Senate banking committee as part of his semiannual monetary policy testimony. In his remarks Tuesday before the House Financial Services Committee, the central bank leader asserted that the Fed is "well positioned to wait" on interest rate policy as it watches the impact that tariffs will have on inflation. For access to live and exclusive video from CNBC subscribe to CNBC PRO: https://cnb.cx/42d859g » Subscribe ...

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Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell delivers the Fed's semi-annual monetary policy report to the House Financial Services Committee on Tuesday. Powell on Tuesday emphasized the central bank’s commitment to keeping inflation in check, saying he expects policymakers to stay on hold until they have a better handle on the impact tariffs will have on prices. In remarks to be delivered to two congressional committees this week, Powell characterized economic growth as strong and the labor market to be around fu ...