WASHINGTON, D. C: The spread of the Covid-19 Delta variant is raising infections, leading some companies and governments to require vaccinations and raising concerns about the US economic recovery.

But on Wednesday, Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell injected a note of reassurance, suggesting the Delta variant poses little threat to the economy, at least so far.

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