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FILE - In this Aug. 14, 2019, file photo former Fed Chair Janet Yellen speaks with FOX Business Network guest anchor Jon Hilsenrath in the Fox Washington bureau in Washington. Treasury Secretary Yellen announced on Friday, May 7, 2021, that she was appointing Michael J. Hsu, a top banking regulator at the Federal Reserve, to be the acting U.S. Comptroller of the Currency. Yellen said that she planned to designate Hsu as first deputy comptroller which will allow him to serve as acting comptroller. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)

Yellen picks top Fed banking regulator as acting comptroller

By MARTIN CRUTSINGER - Associated Press

FILE - In this June 14, 2018, file photo Federal Reserve Board Governor Lael Brainard participates in an open meeting in Washington. The Federal Reserve on Thursday, May 6, 2021, is warning that the U.S. financial system remains vulnerable to threats stemming from the global pandemic. Fed board member Brainard, who chairs the central bank's financial stability committee, said in a statement that the failure of Archegos “highlights the potential for nonbank financial institutions such as hedge funds and other leveraged investors to generate large losses in the financial system.” (AP Photo/Cliff Owen, File)

Fed warns high asset prices could make investors vulnerable

By MARTIN CRUTSINGER - Associated Press

Yellen clarifies she is not predicting Fed rate increases

By MARTIN CRUTSINGER - Associated Press

White House press secretary Jen Psaki speaks during a briefing at the White House, Tuesday, May 4, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci) **FILE**

White House defends Janet Yellen after talk of higher interest rates

By David Sherfinski - The Washington Times

FILE - In this Dec. 1, 2020 file photo, Chairman of the Federal Reserve Jerome Powell appears before the Senate Banking Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington. Powell says the economic outlook has “clearly brightened” in the United States but the recovery remains too uneven with lower income groups lagging behind. In a speech Monday, May 3, 2021 Powell cited a number of reasons that U.S. growth prospects have brightened. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, Pool)

Powell sees need to help most vulnerable in uneven recovery

By MARTIN CRUTSINGER - Associated Press

FILE - In this Dec. 1, 2020, file photo, Chairman of the Federal Reserve Jerome Powell speaks during a Senate Banking Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington. The U.S. economy has been showing unexpected strength in recent weeks, with barometers of hiring, spending and manufacturing all surging. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, Pool)

Powell’s high-stakes bet: More jobs but only mild inflation

By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER - Associated Press

In this Thursday, Nov. 28, 2013, file photo, a woman pays by credit card while checking out at a retail store in Colma, Calif. Two trade groups representing businesses in North Dakota filed a lawsuit Thursday, April 29, 2021, against the Federal Reserve, asking the agency to lower its 10-year-old cap on “swipe” fee banks charge to process debit card transactions.(AP Photo/Jeff Chiu) **FILE**

Merchants sue Federal Reserve over fees for debit cards

By ANNE D'INNOCENZIO - Associated Press

FILE - In this Dec. 1, 2020, file photo, Chairman of the Federal Reserve Jerome Powell speaks during a Senate Banking Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington. The U.S. economy has been showing unexpected strength in recent weeks, with barometers of hiring, spending and manufacturing all surging. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, Pool)

Fed keeps key rate near zero, sees inflation as ‘transitory’

By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER - Associated Press

Text of the Federal Reserve’s statement after its meeting

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People walk by an electronic stock board of a securities firm in Tokyo, Wednesday, April 28, 2021. Asian shares are mostly higher as investors await a meeting of the Federal Reserve and a speech to Congress by U.S. President Joe Biden. (AP Photo/Koji Sasahara)

Asian shares mostly higher ahead of Fed meeting

By YURI KAGEYAMA - Associated Press

FILE - In this Dec. 1, 2020, file photo, Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell listens during a Senate Banking Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington. During an interview broadcast Sunday, April 11, 2021, on CBS' &quot;60 Minutes,&quot; Powell said the U.S. economy is poised for an extended period of strong growth and hiring, though the coronavirus still poses some risk. (Al Drago/The New York Times via AP, Pool, File)

Even as economy heats up, Fed to stick with near-zero rates

By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER - Associated Press

FILE - In this Dec. 1, 2020 file photo, Chairman of the Federal Reserve Jerome Powell appears before the Senate Banking Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington. A Federal Reserve survey has found that the economy was rebounding in late February through early April, helped by billions of dollars in a new round of stimulus payments and the stepped-up rollout of coronavirus vaccines. The new survey released Wednesday, April 14, 2021 showed that the Fed's business contacts around the country were expressing more optimism about the economy's outlook as activity accelerated. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, Pool)

Fed survey: Economy rebounding, helped by stimulus, vaccines

By MARTIN CRUTSINGER - Associated Press

FILE - In this Dec. 1, 2020, file photo, Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell listens during a Senate Banking Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington. During an interview broadcast Sunday, April 11, 2021, on CBS' &quot;60 Minutes,&quot; Powell said the U.S. economy is poised for an extended period of strong growth and hiring, though the coronavirus still poses some risk. (Al Drago/The New York Times via AP, Pool, File)

Powell defends Fed’s consideration of climate change risks

By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER - Associated Press

In this Nov. 25, 2019 file photo Eric Rosengren speaks during a round table discussion at Silver Lane Elementary School, in East Hartford, Conn. Top Federal Reserve policymakers underscored Tuesday, April 13, 2021 their concern that Black and Hispanic people are sharply underrepresented in the economics field, which reduces the perspectives that economists can bring to major policy issues. “If we don’t have a diverse group of people in the field, we won’t have the right topics to focus on,” said Eric Rosengren, president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston. (AP Photo/Steven Senne, file)

Fed leaders agree: Economics has a racial-disparity problem

By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER - Associated Press

In this March 25, 2021, file photo, shoppers look at items in Bed, Bath and Beyond, in New York. U.S. consumer prices increased a sharp 0.6% in March, the biggest increase since 2012, while inflation over the past year rose a sizable 2.6%. The big gains were expected to be a temporary blip and not a sign that long dormant inflation pressures were emerging. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, File)

Consumer prices jump 0.6% in March, biggest gain since 2012

By MARTIN CRUTSINGER - Associated Press

FILE - In this Dec. 1, 2020, file photo, Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell listens during a Senate Banking Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington. During an interview broadcast Sunday, April 11, 2021, on CBS' &quot;60 Minutes,&quot; Powell said the U.S. economy is poised for an extended period of strong growth and hiring, though the coronavirus still poses some risk. (Al Drago/The New York Times via AP, Pool, File)

Fed’s Powell sees US boom ahead, with COVID still a risk

By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER - Associated Press

FILE - In this Dec. 1, 2020 file photo, Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell listens during a Senate Banking Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington. Powell on Thursday, April 8, 2021 said the U.S. economy, boosted by quickening vaccinations and signs of rapid hiring, is headed toward a strong recovery, though he cautioned not all will immediately benefit. (Al Drago/The New York Times via AP, Pool)

Fed’s Powell: US nears full reopening to ‘different economy’

By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER - Associated Press

FILE - In this Nov. 6, 2019 file photo, Charles Evans, President and CEO of the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, speaks at the Council on Foreign Relations, in New York. Federal Reserve officials were encouraged last March 2021 by evidence the U.S. economy was picking up, but they showed no sign of moving closer to ending their bond purchases or lifting their benchmark short-term interest rate from nearly zero. “All told, even though the economy is recovering, we still have a long way to go before economic activity returns to its pre-pandemic vibrancy,” Evans said Wednesday, April 7, 2021 in prepared remarks. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File)

Fed in March saw brighter outlook, yet underscored patience

By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER - Associated Press

In this Dec. 1, 2020, file photo, Chairman of the Federal Reserve Jerome Powell appears before the Senate Banking Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, Pool, File)

Biden says he hasn’t spoken to Fed chairman Jerome Powell since taking office

By David Sherfinski - The Washington Times

How the Florida Aquarium feeds 8,000 animals a day

By CHRISTOPHER SPATA and Tampa Bay Times - Associated Press