Fed's Powell Says Disinflationary Factors Broadening

A bank of television screens on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, shows Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell right after the Fed announced it would not lower interest rates on July 31, 2024. (Richard Drew/AP)

Wednesday, 31 July 2024 03:11 PM EDT ET

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said Wednesday that the overall quality of falling inflation pressures is a good thing to see.

"This is a broader disinflation" that is happening now, with inflation moderation moving beyond goods prices into non-housing services and housing factors, Powell said in a press conference.

When it comes to hopes inflation will moderate to 2%, "confidence is growing because we’ve been getting good data."

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