According to CoinMeta, Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell has recently expressed the following views in succession: First, he pledged to maintain an open-minded attitude towards the prospects of monetary policy. Second, data indicates that the Fed's policies are "moderately restrictive." Third, if monetary policy is not sufficiently restrictive, data will show that inflation remains high. Fourth, if the policies are appropriate, inflation will ease. Fifth, energy prices are fluctuating significantly, and data suggests that their impact can be temporarily ignored.