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Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell pointed it out after the most recent Fed meeting on Oct.

But, as Swanson pointed out, some of the items driving that overall increase — such as beef, up 14.7% —are not necessarily likely to be found at the Thanksgiving table.

His Minneapolis counterpart Neel Kashkari, who called for a pause in October, pointed to "underlying resilience in economic activity, more than I had expected".

Proponents of a mandatory system have pointed to the need of rapidly beefing up military ranks to deter Russia from attacking North Atlantic Treaty Organization members.

She pointed to the booming stock market and easing credit conditions in the lending market.