Former Federal Reserve Chair Powell has stayed on at the Bank as one of the members of the Board of Governors. He said he'll be keeping a low profile. I can't find any details on the venue, topic etc. Maybe that's all part of the low profile? I'll keep an ear to the ground at 0030 GMT.
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