Committed to fight inflation but not trying to trigger recession: Fed chair

'It's essential that we bring inflation down if we are to have a sustained period of strong labor market conditions that benefit all,' Fed chair said at a hearing before US Senate Banking Committee

The Federal Reserve is "strongly committed" to bringing down inflation that is running at a 40-year high and policymakers are acting "expeditiously to do so" but are not trying to cause a recession in the process, U.S. central bank chief Jerome Powell said on Wednesday.

"It is essential that we bring inflation down if we are to have a sustained period of strong labor market conditions that benefit all," Powell said at a hearing before the U.S. Senate Banking Committee, adding that the central bank in coming months will be looking for "compelling evidence" of slowing price pressures before it eases