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Powell Warns Of Inflation Risks If US Fed Cuts Rates 'Too Aggressively'

US Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell stresses there is no 'risk-free path' ahead on interest rates (Credit: AFP)

US Federal Reserve chief Jerome Powell warned Tuesday that slashing interest rates too quickly could allow inflation to remain elevated, but stressed that the central bank faces dual challenges moving forward.

"There is no risk-free path," he told a Rhode Island event. "If we ease too aggressively, we could leave the inflation job unfinished and need to reverse course later to fully restore two-percent inflation."

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