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News articleYahoo Finance· May 11, 2026
Jerome Powell's 17 most memorable moments after leading the Federal Reserve for 8 eventful years
View original at finance.yahoo.comJerome Powell's 17 most memorable moments after leading the Federal Reserve for 8 eventful years When Jerome H. Powell was sworn in as chair of the Federal Reserve in February 2018, the unemployment rate stood at 4.1% and the US economy had added 2 million jobs over the previous year…
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Post-pandemic inflation driven by stimulus would be transitory and not persist
60% confidenceTrump nominated Powell to lead the Federal Reserve
60% confidenceA misreading of what would follow three rounds of pandemic stimulus defined the Powell years — the price increases were not transitory
60% confidenceJerome Powell is 'clueless' and 'a bonehead' as Fed Chair
60% confidence
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