WASHINGTON (AP) 鈥� Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell tested positive Wednesday for COVID-19 and is experiencing 鈥渕ild symptoms," the Federal Reserve announced.
Powell is 鈥渦p to date鈥� with all COVID vaccines and boosters, the Fed said, and is working from home.
鈥淔ollowing Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidance, he is working remotely while isolating at home,鈥� the central bank said in a statement.
The Fed's next interest rate-setting meeting is Jan. 31-Feb. 1, a timetable that could allow Powell to recover in time to participate in person. An alternative plan would be to return to a virtual meeting, which the Fed held for months during the height of the pandemic.
Christopher Rugaber, The Associated Press
