Climate Activists Disrupt Fed Chair Powell's Speech
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell was briefly escorted off stage during a speech on monetary policy in Washington, D.C., after climate protesters from a group called Climate Defiance interrupted the event. This is the second time in a month that the group has disrupted an event attended by Powell. The protesters were advocating for an end to fossil fuel extractions on federal lands and waters. Powell did not comment on the protesters when he returned, but in his speech, he emphasized the central bank's commitment to fighting inflation and suggested that further tightening of policy may be necessary.