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27 Jan, 7 tweets, 5 min read

#BREAKING Fed pledges to keep rates low until employment recovers, says US economy depends on pandemic, vaccinations

#BREAKING Resurging #coronavirus cases weigh on US economy, outlook 'highly uncertain': Fed's Powell

#BREAKING #DowJones drops 2% as Fed's Powell warns of 'highly uncertain' US outlook

#BREAKING Fed's Powell says "real" US unemployment rate near 10%

#WallStreet stocks finished a bruising session sharply lower amid worries over excessive equity valuations and as the Federal Reserve offered a cautious economic outlook due to #COVID19 . At the closing bell, the Dow Jones Industrial Average was down 2.1 percent at 30,302.97

#UPDATE "Overall economic activity remains below its level before the #pandemic, and the path ahead remains highly uncertain," said US Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell

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Wall Street #stocks suffered losses Wednesday following an ugly session on European bourses amid worries over excessive equity valuations, and as the Federal Reserve offered a cautious economic outlook due to #Covid-19

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