Watch Fed Chair Powell testify live on interest rate policy before House committee

Nbcwashington · Jun 24, 2025 · 223 words · By Jeff Cox; CNBC

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Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell delivers his semiannual monetary policy testimony to congressional leaders, starting Tuesday with an appearance before the House Financial Services Committee.

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In prepared remarks, Powell noted the "solid" condition of the U.S.

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Claim 1: “said concerns linger over the impact President Donald Trump's tariffs will have on inflation.”

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Multiple independent sources, including NPR and the Federal Reserve Board's own speech records, confirm Powell's statements regarding the inflationary impact of tariffs.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — In November 2025, federal prosecutors in Washington, D.C., opened a criminal investigation into Jerome H. Powell, the Chair of the Federal Reserve, concerning the renovation of the Federal Reserve’s h…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federal_investigation_into_Jer…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Jerome Hayden "Jay" Powell (born February 4, 1953) is an American central banker and attorney who served as the 16th chair of the Federal Reserve from 2018 to 2026. He was previously both a lawyer and…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jerome_Powell

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Donald Trump assumed office as the 47th president of the United States on January 20, 2025. The president has the legal authority to nominate members of his cabinet to the United States Senate for con…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_cabinet_of_Donald_Trump

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Claim 2: “In prepared remarks, Powell noted the "solid" condition of the U.S. economy”

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A source from federalreserve.gov (via Forex Factory) explicitly states that Powell described the U.S. economy as 'solid' in his remarks.

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web search NEUTRAL — Jerome Hayden "Jay" Powell is an American central banker and attorney who has been the 16th chair of the Federal Reserve since 2018. He was previously both a lawyer and investment banker in the privat…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jerome_Powell

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web search NEUTRAL — Powell: Opening Remarks. From federalreserve.gov. Good afternoon.Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell described the U.S. economy on Friday as being solid, noting the central bank must do what it can…
https://www.forexfactory.com/news/952763-powell-opening-rema…

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web search NEUTRAL — Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell gives his thoughts on inflation risks, the economy, the timeline for cutting rates, the health of the country’s banks and...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ImrKxlLJCEY

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Claim 3: “Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell delivers his semiannual monetary policy testimony to congressional leaders, starting Tuesday with an appearance before the House Financial Services Committee.”

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Multiple web search results confirm that Fed Chair Jerome Powell delivered semiannual monetary policy testimony starting on a Tuesday before the House Financial Services Committee.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The chair of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System is the head of the Federal Reserve, and is the active executive officer of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System. The c…
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Claim 4: “Trump and other administration officials have chastised the Fed for not cutting rates.”

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Web search results from Fox Business and News18 confirm that Donald Trump has been hammering Powell and calling for rate cuts.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Donald J. Trump, et al. v. Lisa D. Cook is a lawsuit brought by Lisa Cook, a member of the Federal Reserve Board of Governors, against U.S. president Donald Trump, the board, and its chairman, Jerome …
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Strategic Bitcoin Reserve is a proposed reserve asset, funded by the United States Department of the Treasury's forfeited bitcoin, announced by United States president Donald Trump in March 2025. …
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Claim 5: “Referring to Powell, Trump called on congressional leaders to work "this very dumb, hardheaded person, over" in a Truth Social post early Tuesday.”

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Multiple independent news sources (Fox Business, News18, and another web search result) explicitly quote the Truth Social post where Trump called Powell a 'very dumb, hardheaded person' and urged Congress to 'work him over'.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Truth Social is an American alt-tech social media platform owned by Trump Media & Technology Group (TMTG), an American company majority-owned by US president Donald Trump. It has been called a "Twitte…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The rhetoric of Donald Trump, the 45th and 47th president of the United States, is widely recognized for its unique populist, nationalistic, and confrontational style. It has been the subject of exten…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Donald Trump's use of social media attracted attention worldwide since he joined Twitter in May 2009. Over nearly twelve years, Trump tweeted around 57,000 times, including about 8,000 times during th…
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