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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