Gregory Daco, chief economist at Ernest & Young, said the Fed was cutting rates "reactive" rather than forward-looking, noting that "Powell acknowledged that if the Fed had seen the July jobs data first,...
"Powell appears to be more dovish than his peers," said Gregory Daco and Lydia Boussour, Ernest & Young-Patnon economists. "Nonetheless, barring a substantial deterioration in the labour market in the coming weeks, we still expect most policymakers to favour a 25 basis point cut in September."