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US Fed chair says bringing inflation down is 'essential'

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US Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell says it is "essential" to bring down inflation for the US to have "sustained period of strong labor market conditions that benefit all." The Federal Reserve on Wednesday raised the benchmark lending rate by a half percentage point in its ongoing effort to contain the highest inflation in four decades. SOUNDBITE

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