Fed's Powell Tests Positive For Covid, Has 'Mild' Symptoms

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell tested positive Wednesday for Covid-19 and is experiencing “mild symptoms," the Federal Reserve announced.?
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Powell is “up to date” with all Covid vaccines and boosters, the Fed said, and is working from home.
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“Following Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidance, he is working remotely while isolating at home,” the central bank said in a statement.?
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The Fed's next interest rate-setting meeting is Jan. 31-Feb. 1, a timetable that could allow Powell to recover in time to participate in person. An alternative plan would be to return to a virtual meeting, which the Fed held for months during the height of the pandemic.