News coverage of The Economic Club of Washington, D.C.’s Virtual Event on Wednesday, April 14, 2021, featuring The Honorable Jerome Powell, Chair of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System.
AFP - Current US debt level 'very sustainable': Fed's Powell
AP - Coinbase soars in market debut, valued near $86 billion
AP - Powell defends Fed’s consideration of climate change risks
Bloomberg - Fed Is More Worried by Inflation Running Too Cold Than Too Hot
Bloomberg - Powell Says U.S. Entering Faster Growth, Though Virus Spike Remains a Risk
Bloomberg - What’s Behind the Big Bond Rally? It’s Counterintuitive.
The Business Times - US economy gains momentum as consumer confidence grows: Fed
CNBC - As Coinbase debuts, Powell calls cryptocurrencies ‘vehicles for speculation’
CNBC - 10-year Treasury yield holds steady around 1.63%
Coinspeaker - S&P 500 Drops from Record High as Bank Shares Helped Prevent Stock Market Freefall
Financial Times - European stocks hit record after strong US earnings and economic data
Fox Business - Fed's Powell reiterates cyber threat as bigger danger to US economy than 2008-style financial crisis
FX Leaders - USD/CHF Tests 2021’s 38% Fibonacci Retracement
FXStreet - Powell speech: Seeking inflation moderately above 2% for some time
FXStreet - USD/CAD slumps to 1.2500 as USD selloff intensifies
Housing Wire - Mortgage rates move down to 3.04%
Insider - Americans should keep masking up with economic recovery under way, Fed's Powell says
Investing.com - Gold Up Ahead of U.S. Economic Data Release
Market Screener - World stocks rally to record highs, dollar slips
MarketWatch - Gold futures settle with a loss, move lower after Beige Book release
MarketWatch - Powell suggests Fed will follow the 2013-2014 playbook when it starts to taper asset purchases
Nasdaq - Hong Kong Stock Market May Run Out Of Steam On Thursday
Nasdaq - Nasdaq Pulls Back Sharply But Dow Holds On To Modest Gain
NBC 5 Chicago - Fed Survey: Economy Rebounding, Helped by Stimulus, Vaccines
The New York Times - Coinbase Stock Soars in a ‘Landmark Moment’ for Crypto: Live Updates
NPR - Signs Of Economic Boom Emerge As Retail Sales Surge, Jobless Claims Hit Pandemic Low
NPR - The Economy May Be On The Mend As Retail Sales Soar And Unemployment Claims Fall
POLITICO - Biden infrastructure bill highly uncertain
Reuters - Powell: QE taper likely "well before" interest rate increase
Reuters - World stocks rally to record highs, dollar slips
Reuters - TREASURIES-Yields drift higher ahead of retail sales, jobless claims data
The Strait Times - Current US debt level 'very sustainable', says Fed chairman Jerome Powell
The Street - Stocks Up on Bank Earnings and Powell's Expectations for Faster Growth
The Wall Street Journal - Central Bank Will Begin Reducing Bond Purchases ‘Well Before’ Raising Interest Rates, Powell Says
The Wall Street Journal - Dow Pares Gains, S&P 500 Closes Lower
The Wall Street Journal - When Fed Chief Talks, So Do Listeners—and They Provide an Earful
The Washington Post - Two blocks from the Federal Reserve, a growing encampment of the homeless grips the economy’s most powerful person
SWI - Stocks Are Mixed as Powell Sees Quicker Growth: Markets Wrap
TD Ameritrade - Earnings Knockout: Big Banks Keep the Beat as Retail Sales, Jobless Claims Hint at Recovery
USA Today - Powell: The biggest risk to the Fed's forecast for a roaring economy this year is another COVID surge
XM - Daily Market Comment – Dollar Succumbs to Powell’s Dovish Tune; Stocks Mixed
Yahoo Finance - US Indexes Close Mostly Lower Wednesday