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.

Here are some of the key quotes from Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell's speech this morning in Jackson Hole, Wyo. On Interest Rates "With policy in restrictive territory, the baseline outlook and the shifting balance of risks may warrant adjusting our policy stance.

If the famously data-dependent Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell shifts gears and takes a gloomier view of the job market, that could open the door for a rate cut at the Fed’s next meeting in September.

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Fed Chair Jerome Powell outlined the central bank's renewed focus on the labor market in the months ahead, which has big implications for interest rates this year and beyond.

Bitcoin and Ethereum are under strain ahead of today’s widely watched Jackson Hole speech by Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell. At present, Bitcoin is priced at $112,517.20, down 5.4% this week, while Ethereum is down 7.4% to $4,296.05. XRP is also showing weakness, down almost 9% over the same time.

If you are retired, you probably need to live off the income from your investments, particularly bonds and certificates of deposit. So what you want are higher interest rates, low inflation and a strong, independent Federal Reserve that can keep inflation low in the future. On Friday, you went 0 for 3.

World shares are mixed after Wall Street fell to a fifth straight loss, and as traders look for cues about U.S. monetary policy from a meeting of central bankers in Jackson Hole, Wyoming