Fed's Powell warns of prolonged economic weakness, calls for more fiscal support
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, in a sober review of where the U.S. economy stands on the cusp of its reopening, warned on Wednesday of an "extended period" of weak growth and stagnant incomes, pledged to use more of the central bank's power as needed, and issued a call for additional fiscal spending."It will take some time to get back to where we were," Powell said in a webcast. "There is a sense, growing sense I think, that the recovery may come more slowly than we..