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The European Central Bank President, Christine Lagarde, warns governments against adding to their public debt, as they look to ease the pressure on households and businesses from soaring energy costs. "Governments should pursue fiscal policies that show they are committed to gradually bringing down high public debt ratios," she says during a news conference, adding that policymakers should pick measures that are "temporary and targeted at the most vulnerable". SOUNDBITE
Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell says that his "confidence has grown" that the battle against inflation is on track. "After a pause earlier this year, progress toward our 2 percent objective has resumed. My confidence has grown that inflation is on a sustainable path back to 2 percent," he says in a keynote speech at the Jackson Hole Economic Symposium in the US state of Wyoming. SOUNDBITE
"My colleagues and I are acutely aware that high inflation imposes significant hardship as it erodes purchasing power," US Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell says in Washington. SOUNDBITE
The US Federal Reserve holds interest rates at a 23-year high. "Today, the FOMC (Federal Open Market Committee) decided to leave our policy interest rate unchanged and to continue to reduce our securities holdings," announces US Fed Chair Jerome Powell. SOUNDBITE
The US Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell announces that interest rates wil remain unchanged for the fourth straight meeting. "As labor market tightness has eased and progress on inflation has continued, the risks to achieving our employment and inflation goals are moving into better balance," he says. SOUNDBITE