During Tuesday’s testimony in front of the Senate Banking Committee as a part of the CARES act, Powell said that risk of persistent inflation has risen and said that the central bank may need to speed up its reduction of asset-purchases, which could set the table for faster interest-rate increases by the Fed, potentially bearish for risky assets in the short term.
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