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The end of the port strike is another good newsThe Fed doesn't want to interact too much with a single data pointIf we get more jobs reports like this, we will be more confident that we are stabilizing at full employmentA strong jobs report…

A strike by dockworkers was expected, and retailers stocked upRetailers have about two weeks of extra inventory, and there will be an impact after thatThe dockers' strike may have impacts on the supply chain, which could mean some price…

The critical challenge is: not to let things get worse.If you look at the beige book, you can't look at it as exciting, on the contrary, it was a bit depressing.Points to warning signs about the economyYou just want the prices to be that…

It's hard to know how much of a signal to take from inflation last year, this quarter, or the last two weeksI've never been more confident in the first quarter of this year regarding inflation, and we'll see where we goOn the…

The more jobs reports you get this way, the more confident we are that the economy isn't overheatingA bump in inflation hit at the beginning of the yearThe more we see jobs reports that look like pre-Covid, the more confidence there…

No hint at something more hawkish here:'Cautiously optimistic' inflation will fall without job market damageFed policy actions have helped bring inflation pressures down, helped anchor inflation expectationseconomy appears to have dodged a…

We have to talk to people and find out where things are goingWe can live with recent inflation data, Fed should be patient on policyPeople are feeling alrightI'm still feeling good about getting back to 2% inflationThere will be an 'art' to…