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Fed Chair Powell to join a virtual discussion with Fed’s Mester on June 19 – Metro US

Fed Chair Powell to join a virtual discussion with Fed’s Mester on June 19

FILE PHOTO: U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell  speaks in Washington
FILE PHOTO: U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell  speaks in Washington

NEW YORK (Reuters) – Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell will join a virtual discussion with Cleveland Fed President Loretta Mester on June 19, the central bank announced Wednesday.

Powell and Mester will participate in a panel with community representatives from Youngstown, Ohio focused on the impacts of the coronavirus pandemic and the ways the region can better recover from the economic shocks of the virus. The conversation will take place from 1 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. eastern.

(Reporting by Jonnelle Marte, Editing by Franklin Paul)