Powell’s best hand from a politically stacked deck


Federal Reserve chairman Jerome Powell. — Reuters

FEDERAL RESERVE (Fed) chairman Jerome Powell is coming under fire for appearing to cave to political pressure in his Jackson Hole speech on Friday, which opened the door to an interest rate cut next month, a shift from his more hawkish stance only a few weeks ago.

But the charge is unfair.

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