Powell's Last Jackson Hole Speech Could Be a Big 1
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Fed Chair Powell sparked a big rally as he signaled the central bank could cut rates in September in his remarks at the Jackson Hole policy symposium.
If inflation starts climbing again after a rate cut, “the Fed will have to reverse course—and in the worst case, start hiking again,” Slok said.
Wall Street cheered remarks from Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell in Jackson Hole opening the door to a rate cut in September.
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Brent Donnelly of Spectra Markets ran a sizeable survey of expectations for Fed Chair Jerome Powell's speech, and of the 473 responses, 51% expect a neutral-to-boring outcome and 43% see a hawkish tint.