Powell: Fed has ‘no risk-free path’ as unemployment, inflation rise
                                
                                Oct 15, 2025 - 06:00
                            
                                                    
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                            Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell warned Tuesday that the U.S. economy faces serious threats regardless of the approach the central bank takes to bringing down interest rates. In a Tuesday speech, Powell said the Fed is trying to balance a weakening labor market with rising inflation as it plots a plan for interest rates, but…