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Jerome Powell, chairman of the US Federal Reserve, during an Economic Club of Chicago event in Chicago, Illinois, US, on Wednesday, April 16, 2025. Powell again stressed the central bank's focus on preventing potential tariff-driven price hikes from triggering a more persistent rise in inflation. Photographer: Jamie Kelter Davis/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Jerome Powell, chairman of the US Federal Reserve, during an Economic Club of Chicago event in Chicago, Illinois, US, on Wednesday, April 16, 2025. Powell again stressed the central bank's focus on preventing potential tariff-driven price hikes from triggering a more persistent rise in inflation. Photographer: Jamie Kelter Davis/Bloomberg via Getty Images