# Transcript: NPR's Full Interview With Fed Chairman Jerome Powell : NPR

> Fed Chair Jerome Powell told NPR that 2021 growth is set to be stronger than previously expected, driven by COVID vaccine progress and congressional economic support. He described the Fed's shift toward greater transparency and its role in managing the economy.

- Date: 2021-03-25 · published 2021-03-25T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: macro · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/48020-transcript-npr-s-full-interview-with-fed-chairman-jerome-powell-npr
- Commodities: [US Dollar (Broad)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DXY.md)

## Why it matters

Stronger growth expectations support demand for protein and energy, but the interview contains no new policy action. Its price impact on feed markets is limited.

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| DXY | 2018-06-13 | [Transcript: Fed Chairman Jerome Powell’s Postmeeting Press Conference](https://feedsoft.ai/events/64441-transcript-fed-chairman-jerome-powell-s-postmeeting-press-conference.md) | +1.3% | +0.6% |
| DXY | 2022-12-01 | [Australian dollar races up after US Federal Reserve chairman Jerome Powell hints at smaller rate increases](https://feedsoft.ai/events/38484-australian-dollar-races-up-after-us-federal-reserve-chairman-jerome-powell.md) | -0.6% | -1.5% |
| DXY | 2021-11-23 | [Indian bonds, rupee weaken on Jerome Powell’s new term at U.S. Federal Reserve - The Hindu](https://feedsoft.ai/events/44317-indian-bonds-rupee-weaken-on-jerome-powell-s-new-term-at-u-s-federal-reserve.md) | +0.5% | +0.4% |
| DXY | 2019-07-31 | [Fed Chairman Powell says rate cut was a 'midcycle adjustment'](https://feedsoft.ai/events/58015-fed-chairman-powell-says-rate-cut-was-a-midcycle-adjustment.md) | +0.9% | +1.8% |
| DXY | 2021-11-30 | [Fed's Powell floats dropping "transitory" label for inflation](https://feedsoft.ai/events/43955-fed-s-powell-floats-dropping-transitory-label-for-inflation.md) | -0.4% | -1.0% |

## Sources

- npr.org: https://www.npr.org/2021/03/25/980868555/transcript-nprs-full-interview-with-fed-chairman-jerome-powell

---
Data from Feedsoft AI (https://feedsoft.ai/). For information only; not investment advice.