Fed’s Jackson Hole Conference Is Underway
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Powell’s speech comes amid unprecedented pressure from the White House aimed at getting the central bank to lower borrowing costs.
As Fed Chairman Jerome Powell spoke at the annual conference in Wyoming, U.S. President Donald Trump threatened to fire Fed Governor Lisa Cook.
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.
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.