Economics
Fed Risks Shattering Pro-Jobs Policy by Taking Hammer to Prices
- Rising jobless would harm Powell legacy after Covid response
- Fed’s new framework could face revisions when next reviewed
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Jerome Powell wants to quell inflation without sinking the labor market. Success or failure will be a defining part of the Federal Reserve chair’s legacy and the pro-employment policy he’s championed.