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    The Coronavirus Crisis
    Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell testifies during a House Financial Services Committee hearing on Dec. 2, 2020. Powell appeared before the Senate Banking Committee on Tuesday and argued the U.S. economy still has a long way to go to recover millions o
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    Fed Chair Jerome Powell Warns Of Long Road Ahead To Recover Millions Of Lost Jobs

    Feb 23, 2021
    Powell warned it will take time to put millions of jobless Americans back to work, while also downplaying inflation threats.
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    The Coronavirus Crisis
    The U.S. economy slowed sharply in the last three months of the year from the previous quarter as the pandemic made a resurgence and businesses had to close.
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    U.S. Economy Slows Sharply As Pandemic Resurges

    Jan 28, 2021
    The Commerce Department says the U.S. economy grew just 1% in the last three months of the year, as a rise in coronavirus infections weighed on in-person businesses like restaurants.
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    Economy
    Judy Shelton testifies before the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee during a hearing on her nomination to the Federal Reserve Board of Governors on Feb. 13. Shelton is set to be confirmed by a slim majority in the Senate this week.
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    Controversial Fed Nominee Set To Prevail In Senate Confirmation Vote This Week

    Nov 16, 2020
    The Senate is expected to vote this week on the controversial nomination of Judy Shelton to the Federal Reserve's governing board. She appears to have support from a slim majority of senators.
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    Planet Money
    Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell testifies before the House Financial Services Committee at the U.S. Capitol last month during a hearing about the Treasury Department's and Federal Reserve's pandemic response.
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    Trouble On Main Street

    Oct 13, 2020
    The Federal Reserve launched a massive program to lend to small and midsize businesses. It has hardly loaned out anything.
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    The Coronavirus Crisis
    Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell testifies last month during a House Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis hearing. Powell continues to warn the U.S. economy needs more stimulus to recover from the pandemic.
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    Fed's Jerome Powell Calls For More Economic Aid, Warning 'Weakness Feeds On Weakness'

    Oct 06, 2020
    Powell renews his call for congressional action on the economy, but President Trump tells his representatives to stop negotiating on new relief until after the election.
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    Coronavirus Live Updates
    Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell has said the Fed is ready to support the economy as a recovery falters.
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    As Economic Recovery Slows, Fed Sees Many Risks And Pledges Full Support

    Sep 16, 2020
    The Federal Reserve left interest rates near zero Wednesday and pledged it was ready to use all of its available tools to support an economic recovery that appears to be weakening.
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    Sen. Cortez Masto Co-Sponsors Fed Reform Bill Aimed At Racial Inequality

    Sep 10, 2020

    Nevada U.S. Senator Catherine Cortez Masto is cosponsoring Federal Reserve reform legislation introduced by Massachusetts Senator Elizabeth Warren and New York Senator Kirsten Gillibrand aiming to address racial economic inequality.

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    Economy
    Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell speaks to reporters in March in Washington, D.C. In an interview Friday with NPR, Powell said it may take years before the economy has fully recovered.
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    Fed's Jerome Powell: Jobless Rate Better Than Expected; Recovery To Take A Long Time

    Sep 04, 2020
    In an interview with NPR, Powell says it may take years before the economy has fully recovered. He says practicing social distancing and wearing masks is essential for the economy to rebound.
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    Economy
    The Federal Reserve knows that "higher prices for essential items such as food, gasoline and shelter add to the burdens faced by many families," Fed Chairman Jerome Powell said. But he noted that ultra-low inflation or deflation is also a threat.
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    Fed Prepared To Let Economy Run Hotter

    Aug 27, 2020
    The Federal Reserve is adjusting its long-range policy on inflation and employment. The central bank said it's now more concerned with prices that are too low than with runaway inflation.
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    Live Updates: Protests For Racial Justice
    Raphael Bostic, president and chief executive officer of the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta, says his organization has a big role to play in reducing racial economic inequities, which he says, is crucial to a stable economy.
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    Racism Has An Economic Cost, Atlanta Fed President Warns

    Jul 15, 2020
    Raphael Bostic, president and CEO of the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta says his organization is committed to reducing racial economic inequities, which he says, is crucial to a stable economy.
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    The Coronavirus Crisis
    Banks around the U.S. are running low on nickels, dimes, quarters and even pennies because of problems with production and distribution caused by coronavirus pandemic.
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    The Latest Pandemic Shortage: Coins Are The New Toilet Paper

    Jun 21, 2020
    In another sign of how the coronavirus crisis is disrupting commerce, banks are running short of nickels, dimes and quarters. The Federal Reserve, which supplies banks, is having to ration change.
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    Analysis
    President Trump nominated Jerome Powell as Federal Reserve chairman, but the president has often criticized Powell over Fed policy.
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    Jerome Powell Has The Most Humiliating Job In America

    Jun 16, 2020
    No Federal Reserve chair has ever been ridiculed publicly as much as Powell has. And that's despite the central bank's unprecedented efforts to save the American economy.
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    Coronavirus Live Updates
    Stocks fell sharply Thursday after coronavirus cases spike and the Federal Reserve warned that the recovery will take a long time.
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    Stocks Tumble As Coronavirus Cases Spike In The Sunbelt

    Jun 11, 2020
    The Dow plunged more than 1,500 points as cases surged in several states and the Federal Reserve warned that the pandemic "will weigh heavily on economic activity."
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    Coronavirus Live Updates
    An employee sets a table for pickup orders at a restaurant in Arlington, Va. Even as states are moving to reopen their economies, tens of millions are out of work.
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    Federal Reserve Vows To Help Economy Weather The Pandemic Recession

    Jun 10, 2020
    The Fed leaves interest rates near zero as expected, and promises to use all of its tools to support the economy. Officials project unemployment above 9% at the end of this year.
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    The Coronavirus Crisis
    Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell speaks during a news conference in Washington on March 3. Companies can borrow money from the Fed under its new lending programs, but the central bank's effort to help the economy has had lopsided results.
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    The Fed Is Throwing Money Around. Not Everyone Is Reaping The Benefits

    Jun 10, 2020
    Companies can borrow money from the Federal Reserve under its new lending programs. It's been good for the stock market, but the central bank's effort to help the economy has had lopsided results.
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    The Coronavirus Crisis
    The Senate Banking Committee on Tuesday heard testimony about coronavirus economic relief efforts from Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell.
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    Senators Clash Over How Soon To Reopen The Economy

    May 19, 2020
    Lawmakers squabbled over how quickly the economy can rebound from the coronavirus shutdown and whether the government is doing enough to support struggling families and businesses.
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    Coronavirus Live Updates
    Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell says while the coronavirus is likely to cause Depression-era levels of unemployment, the economy should recover faster than it did in the 1930s.
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    Fed's Powell Says Sharp Downturn Won't Last

    May 18, 2020
    Fed Chairman Jerome Powell warns it could be another year and a half before the U.S. recovers from the economic fallout of the pandemic. But he says this will not be another Great Depression.
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    Coronavirus Live Updates
    Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell said the economy should recover once the coronavirus is under control. But he cautioned that without more help, many small businesses may not survive that long.
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    Fed Chief Says More Relief Spending May Be 'Costly, But Worth It'

    May 13, 2020

    Jerome Powell said the economy should recover once the coronavirus is under control. But the central bank chief cautioned that without more help, many small businesses may not survive that long.

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    Why The Crisis May Make Powerful Corporations Even More Powerful

    May 12, 2020
    As small businesses scramble for emergency assistance, big businesses get a new program of virtually endless lending from the Fed.
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    Planet Money
    US Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell
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    Why Is The Fed Sending Billions Of Dollars All Over The World?

    Apr 21, 2020
    As COVID-19 causes a global meltdown, the world turns to the U.S. Federal Reserve.
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    Coronavirus Live Updates
    Restaurants at Union Station in Washington, D.C., are closed. The Federal Reserve addressed several new lending programs in an effort to keep businesses and local governments afloat during the coronavirus pandemic.
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    Mission Critical To Save The Economy: Fed Goes Even Bigger With Massive Loan Help

    Apr 09, 2020
    In its latest salvo, the Federal Reserve announced $2.3 trillion in new lending programs in an effort to keep businesses and local governments afloat during the coronavirus pandemic.
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    The Coronavirus Crisis
    Led by Jerome Powell, the Federal Reserve has moved quickly and creatively to pump money into the rapidly shrinking U.S. economy.
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    Fed Goes All Out To Keep Economy Alive During Coronavirus Shutdown

    Apr 06, 2020
    The Federal Reserve has moved quickly and creatively to pump money into the rapidly shrinking U.S. economy in hopes of keeping it afloat long enough to outlast the coronavirus pandemic.
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    The Coronavirus Crisis
    Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell has been a frequent target of President Trump, who has urged the central bank to slash interest rates more aggressively.
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    Fed Cuts Rates To Near Zero As Coronavirus Rips Through Economy

    Mar 15, 2020
    The Federal Reserve cut its key interest rate to near zero — a dramatic move not seen since the depths of the 2008 financial crisis. President Trump — who has slammed the Fed — praised the move.
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    Economy
    U.S. stock indexes rose sharply on Monday in anticipation of the Federal Reserve's interest rate cut, but stocks fell again on Tuesday after the Fed acted.
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    Dow Plunges Nearly 800 Points, Despite Fed Rescue Attempt

    Mar 03, 2020
    The Federal Reserve cut interest rates by the largest amount since the 2008 financial crisis, but the emergency move failed to mollify investors worried about the coronavirus epidemic.
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    Economy
    Traders work during the opening bell at the New York Stock Exchange on Thursday. Wall Street stocks opened sharply lower amid fears the coronavirus will grow into a significant international health crisis.
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    Stocks Tumble Into Correction Territory On Coronavirus Fears

    Feb 27, 2020

    Stocks continued their downward slide on Thursday, with major indexes falling 10% below their recent peaks at times. Investors worry about the economic toll of a widening coronavirus epidemic.

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