Powell US Fed
FEDERAL Reserve chairman Jerome Powell (pic) signalled that the central bank was nowhere close to pulling back on its support for the pandemic-damaged US economy even as he voiced expectations for a return to more normal, improved activity later this year.
“The economy is a long way from our employment and inflation goals, and it is likely to take some time for substantial further progress to be achieved, ” he told the Senate Banking Committee on Tuesday.
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