WASHINGTON, D.C.: The Federal Reserve will continue to raise rates gradually as the US economic outlook remains strong despite uncertainty over trade policy, Fed Chairman Jerome Powell said Tuesday.

Powell was upbeat about the US economy, noting that job creation remained strong and inflation was right around the Fed’s two percent target.

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