Fed’s Jerome Powell: “More good data” will “strengthen” case for rate cut

Fed’s Jerome Powell: “More good data” will “strengthen” case for rate cut

Inflation “remains above” the U.S. Federal Reserve’s 2% target, but has been improving in recent months and “more good data would strengthen” the case for central bank interest rate cuts, Fed Chair Jerome Powell said on Tuesday in congressional testimony. In comments that appeared to show increasing faith that inflation will return to the Fed’s … Read more