Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell is seen delivering remarks on a screen as a trader works on the trading floor at the New York Stock Exchange on Dec 15, 2021. (Reuters photo)
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell on Wednesday gave a clear signal the central bank is ready to raise US interest rates in March for the first time since cutting them to zero when Covid-19 broke out.
That would end the era of easy money that fuelled Wall Street’s record-setting run during the pandemic.
In a press conference following the year’s first meeting of the Fed’s policy-setting committee, Powell underscored the central bank’s willingness to fight rampant inflation, even as he expects prices to subside this year.
“I would say the committee is of a mind to raise the federal funds rate at the March meeting, assuming that…
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