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Markets React To Fed Chair's Remarks On Interest Rates

The Dow Jones Industrial Average surged more than 600 points Wednesday, its biggest one-day advance in eight months. Investors responded to comments from Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, who suggested interest rates are close to a “neutral level.” Here & Now‘s Jeremy Hobson talks with Roben Farzad (@robenfarzad), host of the podcast “Full Disclosure.”

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