Fed Chair Powell summary today: 1) A rate hike is very unlikely 2) His base case is to cut rates later this year, but it’s not a given 3) No sign of stagflation 4) 3% inflation is not acceptable #Fed #economy pic.twitter.com/s6UwoWoSuz

As a follow-up to yesterday's #FederalReserve press conference, here are some thoughts on why Chair Powell's surprisingly dovish tone and context may end up being appropriate...though not for the reasons he put forward. www.ft.com/content/aa8c68f7-9dad-465f-ab92-c64c38337a84 #economy @FT #markets #inflation

Asked about the level of inflation, Federal Reserve Chair Powell responds "3% cannot be in a sentence with satisfactory." What if 3% turns out to be closer to the equilibrium inflation rate for a US economy (i) going through major structural changes, several of which are…

WHAT CORPORATE EXECUTIVES ARE SAYING ABOUT THE US ECONOMY Happy Fed Day! In today's newsletter, I looked at what execs from McDonald's, Starbucks, Trane, Amazon etc. saying. Big themes: Consumer slowing, capex booming, inflation normalizing,wages rising, and HVAC HVAC HVAC pic.twitter.com/zCayHp8yl6