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Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis President James Bullard said the U.S. economy is proving more resilient than expected and repeated his call for the central bank to keep raising interest rates.

Public power agencies argued that subsidies for Build America Bonds should be exempt from the federal budget sequestration process.

It's the latest in a series of so far unsuccessful bills that have targeted federal tax exemptions for debt-financed professional sports arenas.

Two of the Federal Reserve board's seven governors abstained from supporting the selection of former Obama aide Austan Goolsbee to become president of the Chicago Fed, according to a record of the vote.

The board will be accepting comments on amendments to Rule G-47 until April 17.

Fiscal stability rests on a solution to the debt ceiling debate.

"At this juncture, the incoming data have not changed my view that we will need to bring the fed funds rate above 5% and hold it there for some time," Mester said.

The markets are looking for a Fed pivot, but central bankers continue to say more hikes are coming and rates will stay higher longer. OANDA's Ed Moya joins us after the meeting to give a comprehensive look at what the Fed signals for the future.

"We urge you to use rescue plan money to make your community safer," Biden said. "Invest in affordable housing, get small businesses back on their feet, train your workforce." 

FINRA fined Quint Capital Corporation $35,000 and its founder Alexander Quint $10,000 over their role in allowing a broker banned by the SEC and FINRA to work for the firm.