Fed chairman Jerome Powell just revealed what he fears most

Jacob Greber

Updated Mar 11, 2019 — 11.34am,first published at 10.47am

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Washington | US Federal Reserve chairman Jerome Powell has revealed that his greatest concern, 10 years on from the global financial meltdown, is the risk of a cyber attack taking down the world banking system.

In a unusual pre-recorded interview with prime-time CBS's 60 Minutesprogram, Mr Powell also suggested that America's opioid crisis is wiping out a generation of younger workers and artificially suppressing the