Amid a tumultuous election, Jerome Powell will go about his usual business this week. For investors, he's arguably more important than the outcome of the election. barrons.com/articles/why-j…
Faced with a pandemic that has forced Americans to stay at home and shut down businesses, Powell's Fed acted swiftly to prevent a major financial catastrophe. barrons.com/articles/why-j…
In the face of a major economic downturn, the central bank cut interest rates to near zero, unleashed enormous bond-buying programs, deployed new lending facilities, and went far beyond what any Fed had done in the past. barrons.com/articles/why-j…
Monetary policy is set to remain a steadfast support for the U.S. economy, and a backstop that takes the worst-case financial-market outcomes off the table. At the center of that will be Powell, whose term runs until February 2022. barrons.com/articles/why-j…
“He’s a pragmatic pivoter,” says Edward Yardeni, an economist and president of Yardeni Research. “He’s done what he set out to do, and [shown a willingness to] change his mind depending on what the situation demands, but not be totally inconsistent.” barrons.com/articles/why-j…
Learn more about Powell's approach—and why he matters more for U.S. markets more than whoever will occupy the White House come 2021—in this week's Barron's cover story. barrons.com/articles/why-j… 
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