Fed's Powell predicts solid but slower growth in 2019

Wednesday, February 27, 2019

WASHINGTON -- Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell told Congress on Tuesday the U.S. economy should keep expanding at a solid, though somewhat slower pace this year. But he warned of growing risks, including a global slowdown, volatile financial markets and uncertainty about U.S. trade policy.

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