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February 7, 2023

Biden to keep Powell as Fed chair, Brainard gets vice chair

November 22, 2021 Christopher Rugaber, Associated Press

WASHINGTON, D.C. — President Joe Biden announced Monday that he’s nominating Jerome Powell for a second four-year term as Federal Reserve chair, endorsing Powell’s stewardship of the economy through a brutal pandemic recession and the […]

Two Democratic senators oppose Powell as Fed chair

November 19, 2021 Christopher Rugaber, Associated Press

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Two Democratic senators said Friday that they oppose the nomination of Jerome Powell to a second term as chair of the Federal Reserve, saying Powell has been insufficiently committed to fighting climate […]