Australia's treasurer supports central bank chief's decision to sign Powell statement

BY Reuters | ECONOMIC | 01/15/26 10:02 PM EST

SYDNEY, Jan 16 (Reuters) - Australia's Treasurer Jim Chalmers said ?on Friday ?that he thought ?central ?bank ?Governor Michele Bullock's decision ?to ?sign a statement in ?support ?of Federal ?Reserve Chair Jerome Powell was "appropriate".

"I ?know Jay Powell," said Chalmers at a ?briefing. "He strikes ?me as a ?very professional, very diligent public servant in the United ?States."

(Reporting by Stella Qiu; Editing ?by Jacqueline Wong)

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