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Climate activists force Fed chair, Powell off stage in New York

by admineconai October 20, 2023
written by admineconai October 20, 2023
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A group of climate protesters on Thursday, forced the Federal Reserve chair, Jerome Powell out of the Economic Club of New York event after they briefly took the stage before he was due to give a speech.

Available report show that he took the stage after a 15-minute delay.

The protesters were said to have stormed the stage, holding a banner that read “Fed Is Burning: Money, Futures, Planet” and chanting “Off fossil finance!” Powell, who was on stage. He briefly left the event before returning to deliver his speech as planned. Security officials cleared protesters from the room.

The protesters were with climate activist group Climate Defiance, which focuses on disruptive direct action through strikes, blockades and mass occupation to raise awareness about fossil fuels.

According to reports, more than a hundred protesters with the group interrupted the White House Correspondents Dinner in May, blocking multiple entrances and forcing attendees to maneuver through a dense crowd.

Read also: Australia revokes carbon neutral certification to big tobacco company

Recall that earlier this month, activists disrupted an event featuring the US transportation secretary, Pete Buttigieg. Activists sat onstage, linking arms, and spoke to the crowd about deepwater drilling projects in the Gulf of Mexico. Protesters chanted: “No new drilling, keep your promise!” and audience members were eventually asked to leave the room as police tried to clear the protesters.

According to reports, Powell’s speech on Thursday was closely watched by economists, who expected him to give clues as to whether the central bank will raise interest rates at its next board meeting 1 November. Interest rates currently stand at 5.25% to 5.5%, the highest in more than a decade. Mortgage interest rates in the US have risen to 8%.

The Fed has paused its rate hike twice so far this year, and Powell suggested that further pauses can be expected. He also mentioned rising political tensions across the world and called Hamas’s early October attack on Israel “horrifying”.

“We are attentive to recent data showing the resilience of economic growth and demand for labor,” Powell said, adding that the Fed is “proceeding carefully”.

Story was adapted from the Guardian.

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