The Trump administration’s expansive new tariffs will likely lead to higher inflation and slower growth, Fed Chair Jerome Powell said Friday. Powell said that the tariffs, and their likely impacts on the economy and inflation, are “significantly larger than expected.” He also said that the import taxes are “highly likely” to lead to “at least a temporary rise in inflation,” but added that “it is also possible that the effects could be more persistent.” https://www.wthr.com/article/news/nation-world/federal-reserve-chief-trump-tariffs-likely-raise-inflation-slow-economic-growth/507-0cd64926-4e0a-4462-80da-a745cdbdac42