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After years of rock-bottom interest rates and with unemployment at 3.8%, where is the inflation.

Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell said interest rates can remain on hold as the U.S. central bank waits to see how conditions abroad evolve.

A gauge of U.S. economic health closely watched by the Federal Reserve is flashing warning signs for the second time this year.

A weakening economic outlook in the U.S. and abroad argue for a “softer” path for interest rates than central bankers previously envisioned, Federal Reserve Governor Lael Brainard said.

The U.S. economy cooled in the first two months of 2019, with growth characterized as “slight-to-moderate” across most of the country in a Federal Reserve survey.

Slower economic growth shouldn’t be a concern since it’s the “new normal,” according to Federal Reserve Bank of New York President John Williams, who said Wednesday this allows the Fed to be patient and data dependent on rate changes.

Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas President Robert Kaplan is sounding a warning bell on U.S. corporate debt, arguing it could pose risks to the economy should growth sour.

With signs of economic weakness toward the end of 2018 and a rise in downside risks, the Federal Open Market Committee can wait “several meetings” before changing rates, Federal Reserve Bank of Boston President Eric Rosengren said Tuesday.

Federal Reserve Board Chair Jerome Powell again professed patience on monetary policy Thursday night.

Federal Reserve Vice Chairman Richard Clarida said the U.S. central bank can be patient with interest-rate adjustments.