US stocks fall and 10-year Treasury yields widen following Powell's 'positive' outlook

First testimony since taking over role

Tom Eckett
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New Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell's signal that the central bank could hike rates more than the anticipated three times this year, in an attempt to contain inflation, sent US stocks to their first loss in four days on Tuesday.

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