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Jerome Powell uses JFK award speech to warn against political pressure on Fed, courts and schools
Former Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell used one of his first major public appearances since leaving office to deliver a broad defense of independent institutions while accepting the John F. Kennedy Profile in Courage Award in Boston
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According to ABC News’s source item, Jerome Powell uses JFK award speech to warn against political pressure on Fed, courts and schools, Former Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell used one of his first major public appearances since leaving office to deliver a broad defense of independent institutions while accepting the John F. Kennedy Profile in Courage Award in Boston
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- Jerome Powell uses JFK award speech to warn against political pressure on Fed, courts and schoolsABC News - 2026-06-01T06:58:00+00:00
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