US Fed Chair Says Difficult to Assess How Much Inflation Comes From Tariffs

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2025-03-19

WASHINGTON, March 19 (RIA Novosti) - US Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said on Wednesday stated that it is challenging to determine exactly how much inflation is driven by tariffs, but noted that a significant portion is attributed to them. “It is going to be very difficult to have a precise assessment of how much of inflation is coming from tariffs and from other [causes]. And that’s already the case … The answer is clearly some of it, a go......

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