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Fed Chair Powell Tests Positive for Covid-19, Has Mild Symptoms

  • Central bank head is up to date with vaccines and boosters
  • Powell is working remotely while isolating at home, Fed says
Jerome PowellPhotographer: Ting Shen/Bloomberg
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Federal Reserve Board Chair Jerome Powell tested positive for Covid-19 and is experiencing mild symptoms.

Powell, 69, received the positive test Wednesday and “is up to date with Covid-19 vaccines and boosters,” the Fed said in a statement, adding that he is working remotely while isolating at home.