Jerome Powell signals Fed rate cut In Jackson Hole speech
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Wall Street on Friday notched its best day since late May, sparked by Federal Reserve interest rate cut expectations. Fed chair Jerome Powell at the Jackson Hole Economic Policy Symposium did not fully commit to cutting rates but did note that the downside risks to the labor market were increasing and that the "baseline outlook and the shifting
Powell delivered the guidance in a highly anticipated speech on Friday at the central bank's annual symposium in Jackson Hole, WY.
As Fed Chairman Jerome Powell spoke at the annual conference in Wyoming, U.S. President Donald Trump threatened to fire Fed Governor Lisa Cook.
The Federal Reserve notes the balance of risks to the U.S. economy may warrant a shift in policy stance – in other words, a rate cut. Read more here.
Wall Street cheered remarks from Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell in Jackson Hole opening the door to a rate cut in September.
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.
Powell's Jackson Hole speech hinted at a September rate cut, but labor concerns and data show high uncertainty. Read why markets rallied, but caution is key.
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.