Powell Adds to Dollar Selling With Increased Emphasis on Employment Risks
In this morning’s opening comments at the Jackson Hole Economic Symposium, Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell avoided clearly telegraphing an accelerated easing cadence in months ahead, but noted growing concern about job market risks, helping ratify market expectations for a rapid easing cadence in the months ahead. In a widely-anticipated acknowledgement of a more balanced outlook, he said officials would do “everything we can to support a strong labour market as we make further progress toward price stability”, warning that “the upside risks to inflation have diminished, and the downside risks to employment have increased”. “The labour market is no...