Economics
Powell Says More Fiscal Policy Needed While Recovery Struggles
- Fed chairman also pledges additional monetary support
- Real-time data suggests some slowing in activity, Powell warns
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Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell said more fiscal policy will be needed to provide support to the economic recovery, which is at risk of slowing as coronavirus cases spike in several states.
Powell praised Congress for earlier, strong fiscal action, saying the money was “well spent” because it helped keep businesses open and consumers in their homes during what he described as “the biggest shock” to growth in living memory.