The economy is in good shape for the near future, Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell said Tuesday, testifying that “the job market will remain strong and inflation will stay near 2 percent over the next several years.”

Powell provided that sunny forecast in an appearance before the Senate Banking Committee, adding that the favorable combination of low unemployment and stable inflation was dependent on good monetary policy from the central bank.

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