U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell will brief House of Representatives ...
FILE PHOTO: U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell holds a news conference following the two-day Federal Open Market Committee policy meeting in Washington, U.S., March 20, 2019. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst/File Photo
Powell, appointed by Trump but at odds with him after the central bank implemented a series of interest rate increases last year, will appear at the closed-door session scheduled for April 10 to 12 in Leesburg, Virginia, according to the office of House Democratic Caucus chairman Hakeem Jeffries. Past Fed chairs have held similar closed-door briefings with groups of lawmakers in both parties at their invitation.
It is also occurs in the early stages of a 2020 presidential race likely to be framed by the strength of the economy.
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