Powell Sintra
  • Our aim is to have growth moderate
  • There are pathways to get back to 2% inflation with a strong labor market but the pathways have gotten narrower
  • Households are overall in a strong state and the same is true for businesses
  • Markets since last autumn have been pretty well aligned with where the Fed is heading
  • Is there a risk we could go too far? Yes, but it's not the biggest risk
  • A bigger risk is failing to restore price stability
  • The way to accomplish lower inflation is to bring down growth