Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell was briefly escorted out of a room in New York after climate protesters interrupted a speech he was slated to deliver on the U.S. economy.&nbsp;

Powell resumed the speech several minutes after he was led out of a room in the Economic Club of New York.

The protesters – who appeared to be from a group called Climate Defiance – were removed by security.

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Climate protesters interrupted a speech by Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell on Thursday, causing the central bank chief to be escorted off the stage.{ai:summary}<p>Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell was interrupted by climate protesters in New York during a speech on the U.S. economy, but eventually resumed his talk. #economy</p>

Fed Chair Powell escorted out of room as climate protesters interrupt speech

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