Investors Brace for Powell’s Jackson Hole Speech Amid Tariff Tensions and Rate Cut Speculation
Global investors are bracing for Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell’s highly anticipated Jackson Hole speech, a defining moment for U.S. monetary policy amid tariff wars, surging bankruptcies, and an affordability crisis in housing. With President Donald Trump ramping up pressure for immediate rate cuts and the Fed balancing political independence with economic realities, Powell’s words …