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Outgoing chair Powell delivers defense of Fed independence
Federal Reserve Board Governor and former chair Jerome Powell received the 2026 John F. Kennedy Profile in Courage Award at the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum in Boston, Massachusetts on May 31, 2026. Powell delivered a defense of Federal Reserve independence during the event.
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