Tariffs might tie Fed’s hands if growth slumps


Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell. — AP

WITH the United States growth outlook darkening, it’s no wonder the Federal Reserve (Fed) is expected to come to the rescue and start cutting interest rates again, perhaps as soon as May.

But one of the main causes of the incoming economic storm is tariffs, and that could make chairman Jerome Powell’s job a lot less straightforward.

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