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Scott Horsley

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell warns inflation fight will be long and bumpy

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell testifies before the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday. Powell warned the fight against inflation still has "a long way to go," sending stock markets lower. (Mandel Ngan/AFP via Getty Images)

Federal Reserve chairman Jerome Powell warned on Tuesday the central bank may have to push interest rates higher than previously expected in order to curb stubborn inflation.

The warning, in testimony before the Senate Banking Committee, comes after a series of economic indicators that indicate the economy is running hotter than expected despite aggressive action from the Fed.

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