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WASHINGTON, D.C.: The Omicron variant of Covid-19 could slow the recovery of the US economy and labor market, and heighten uncertainty regarding inflation, Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell said in testimony released on Monday (Tuesday in Manila).
Powell has consistently said the recent spike in inflation would be transitory, but acknowledged that the factors pushing US prices higher will "linger well into next year."
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