Good 'ol J. Powell has a few more years as Fed chair, with an 80-19 vote confirming him to serve until 2028.
The United States Senate has confirmed the nomination of Jerome Powell as the chair of the board of governors of the Federal Reserve System until 2026.Powell as chair of the Federal Reserve, a position he held from February 2018 until February 2022, when he was named chair pro tempore until a confirmation vote could be secured.
However, some of United States President Joe Biden’s nominations for the Fed have recently moved forward. In April, the Senatein a 52–43 vote, and on Tuesday, Vice President Kamala Harris cast the tie-breaking vote to confirm economist Lisa Cook as a Fed governor for a term ending in 2024. Philip Jefferson had the largest bipartisan support in his 91–7 confirmation vote on Wednesday, which also granted the economist a seat on the Federal Reserve Board until 2036.
Former Obama administration official Michael Barr, who was on the advisory board of Ripple Labs from 2015 to 2017, is awaiting approval from lawmakers following President Joe Bidenfor Fed vice chair for supervision in April. According to the White House, Barr was “a key architect” of the Dodd-Frank Act — legislation that continues to influence financial policy in the country.
During his first run as Fed chair, Powell was vocal on what he thought the role of digital assets should be in U.S. markets as the space grew. He said in September 2021 that he was
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