Heading for a Second Term, Fed Chair Jerome Powell Bucks a Global Trend on Climate Change

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By Katelyn WeisbrodJan 16, 2022, 5:00 am508 ptsHot
As other central banks take a more activist role, Powell wants Congress and the private sector to assess growing climate risks. Elizabeth Warren calls his views “dangerous.” By Marianne Lavelle Many of the questions Jerome Powell faced at his Senate confirmation hearing last week would have been familiar to…

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