Powell sworn in as 16th US Federal Reserve chair
Update: 15:35 06/02/2018 GMT+7
Former investment banker Jerome “Jay” Powell was sworn in Monday as the 16th leader of the US Federal Reserve, taking a key role in overseeing the world’s largest economy.
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