Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell is set to give remarks Friday morning on the state of the economy, just days after President Trump announced new tariffs on nearly all foreign imports.
Powell’s comments also come after Labor Department data showed the U.S. added 228,000 jobs last month — with a steady 4.2 percent unemployment rate.
Trump has consistently argued that the reciprocal tariffs will boost jobs and manufacturing in the U.S. In the days following the announcement, however, market losses and economists’ warnings of rising prices and a potential recession have swirled.
Powell will give his speech at a conference held by the Society for Advancing Business Editing and Writing.
The event is scheduled to begin at 11:25 a.m. EDT.
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