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Powell uses JFK award speech to defend Fed from political pressure
Jerome Powell defended the central bank's independence during a speech at the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library, accepting an award for his efforts. He emphasized that institutions like universities, courts, Congress, and the Fed are foundational to democracy and called the Fed's independence a 'priceless asset'.
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