The FOMC meeting was a foregone conclusion nonevent. That is likely to be true of the next several meetings.
Not changing rates partly reflects good news--the real economy is very strong and does not need cuts. And partly bad news--setbacks in progress on inflation.
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Heather Long
byHeatherLong
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
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Heather Long
byHeatherLong
“I don’t see the stag or the ‘flation” - Fed Chair Powell sees no signs of stagflation
He expresses surprise people are talking about it right now with strong growth and inflation at 3% pic.twitter.com/KqqlZOwXFT
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Mohamed A. El-Erian
elerianm
Posted earlier:
As a follow-up to yesterday's #FederalReserve press conference, here are some thoughts on why Chair Powell's surprisingly dovish tone and content may end up being appropriate...though not for the reasons he put forward.
www.ft.com/content/aa8c68f7-9dad-465f-ab92-c64c38337a84
#economy…