{"id":17689,"date":"2018-12-21T23:48:23","date_gmt":"2018-12-21T23:48:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thepatientinvestor.com\/?p=17689"},"modified":"2021-02-25T02:41:25","modified_gmt":"2021-02-25T02:41:25","slug":"jay-powell-fomc-press-conference","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thepatientinvestor.com\/index.php\/2018\/12\/21\/jay-powell-fomc-press-conference\/","title":{"rendered":"Jay Powell FOMC Press Conference"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>December 19 press conference by Fed Chairman Jerome Powell.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"525\" height=\"296\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/e_t-CuKEAhA?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Economy will continue to perform well in the current year, though growth may slow somewhat. Financial conditions are tightening but are not expected to affect the outlook. Balance sheet runoff is modest and conditions remain accommodative. Rising wage rates are not expected to materially impact on inflation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>December 19 press conference by Fed Chairman Jerome Powell. Economy will continue to perform well in the current year, though growth may slow somewhat. Financial conditions are tightening but are not expected to affect the outlook. Balance sheet runoff is modest and conditions remain accommodative. 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