Category: Jerome H. Powell

Dogma Trumps Democracy for America’s Climate Change Advocates

Commentary Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell dismissed the notion that the Federal Reserve should take a hand in making climate policy. “Without explicit congressional legislation, it would be inappropriate for us to use our monetary policy or supervisory tools to promote a greener economy or to achieve other climate-based goals,” he said at a forum…


LIVE: Federal Reserve Chair Testifies Before House Panel

Chairwoman of the House Committee on Financial Services Maxine Waters (D-Calif.) and Ranking Member Patrick McHenry (R-N.C.) will host a hybrid hearing entitled “Monetary Policy and the State of the Economy.” The witness for this one-panel hearing will be Jerome Powell, chair of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System. * Click the…