Powell says Cook Supreme Court case is the most important in the Fed’s 113-year history

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Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell offered his first explanation into his controversial decision to attend Fed Governor Lisa Cook’s Supreme Court hearing.
He said it was among the most important legal cases that the central bank has ever seen.

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