Powell: Still have some tension between employment, inflation

POWELL: DECLINES TO COMMENT ON WHETHER HE WOULD STAY ON AT FED AFTER CHAIR TERM EXPIRES POWELL: FED DOES NOT COMMENT ON DOLLAR POWELL: MAY BE LOOSELY NEUTRAL, OR SOMEWHAT RESTRICTIVE POWELL: HAVE MOVED A GOOD WAY ON RATES *POWELL: THERE WAS BROAD SUPPORT FOR HOLDING RATE TODAY

POWELL: DECISIONS ON MEETING BY MEETING BASIS *POWELL: NORMALIZED POLICY STANCE SHOULD HELP STABILIZE LABOR *POWELL: LONG-TERM INFLATION EXPECTATIONS CONSISTENT WITH GOAL POWELL: LISA COOK CASE IS PERHAPS MOST IMPORTANT LEGAL CASE IN FED'S HISTORY *POWELL: WOULDN'T GO TOO FAR WITH SIGNS OF LABOR STABILIZATION Powell: The outlook for economic activity has clearly improved since the last meeting

POWELL: CURRENT STANCE OF POLICY APPROPRIATE POWELL: LAST YEAR'S CUTS HAVE LEFT POLICY STANCE 'APPROPRIATE' TO SUPPORT FED'S GOALS POWELL: GOVT SHUTDOWN EFFECTS SHOULD BE REVERSED THIS QUARTER POWELL: INFLATION REMAINS SOMEWHAT ELEVATED RELATIVE TO GOAL Breaking | Fed Chair Powell Reports Stability in Hiring, Job Openings, and Wage Growth.

POWELL: RATE HIKE ISN'T ANYONE'S BASE CASE POWELL: ULTIMATELY WE'LL DO THE RIGHT THING POWELL: US BUDGET DEFICIT IS UNSUSTAINABLE, THE SOONER WE WORK ON IT THE BETTER POWELL: DON'T BELIEVE WE WILL LOSE INDEPENDENCE, DON'T BELIEVE WE HAVE POWELL: ECONOMY HAS ONCE AGAIN SUPRISED US WITH ITS STRENGTH