Takeaways from the Powell presser: -There's a high bar right now for the Fed to cut rates, but there's an even higher bar for the Fed to resume rate hikes -He's still expecting inflation to come down, in large part because of the shelter disinflation everyone has expected

Powell on taking politics into account when setting interest rates: "We just don't do that .... If you go down that road, where do you stop?"

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