According to Nick Timiraos, Federal Reserve Chairperson Jerome Powell's speech on the balance sheet did several things: 1) it provided a mark-to-market assessment of the current outlook for quantitative tightening in light of recent signs of strengthening in the overnight lending rate; and 2) it countered recent criticism (such as US Treasury Secretary Vincent Bessant and others) that...
Federal Reserve Chairperson Jerome Powell on Friday opened the door to a rate cut as early as next month's meeting, according to Nick Timiraos, a prominent Wall Street Journal reporter and known as the "Fed's mouthpiece," saying the prospect of a sharper slowdown in the labor market could allay concerns that tariff-induced cost increases are pushing up inflation. However, Mr. Powell's comments tempered market expectations of a series of aggressive rate cuts by underscoring concerns about inflati...
Powell opened the door to a rate cut in September, while remaining cautious, with major varieties volatile.
Trump tweeted that American families are hurting because interest rates are too high, and a 3% cut would save the entire country $1 trillion a year, but Powell would never understand! Click to view...
"Too Late (Mr) " Powell is a fool and he has no clue, US President Trump said on social media. Other than that, I like him a lot! Oil and energy prices are down, almost all cost prices (groceries and "eggs") are down, there is little inflation, and tariff money is pouring into the US - the exact opposite of what "Mr Too Late" thinks! Enjoy!