Jamie Dimon backs Fed Chair Powell amid DOJ probe: 'Everyone we know believes in Fed independence'

JPMorgan Chase (JPM) CEO Jamie Dimon offered support for Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell on Tuesday, reiterating the importance of an independent US central bank after the Fed chair disclosed late Sunday that the Department of Justice had opened a criminal investigation into Powell's testimony to Congress last year. "While I don't agree with everything that the Fed has done, I do have enormous respect for Jay Powell the man," Dimon said during a call with reporters following the bank's fourth quarter ...