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Fed’s Powell Looks to Balance Inflation, Ukraine Risks: Eco Week

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Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell must strike a delicate balance before Congress in the coming week as he aims to reassure Americans the central bank will confront high inflation at the same time war in Ukraine clouds the economic outlook.