Fed Chair Powell Buries ‘Soft Landing’ Hopes

Fed Chair Powell Buries ‘Soft Landing’ Hopes
Federal Reserve Board Chairman Jerome Powell speaks during a press conference following a two-day meeting of the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) in Washington on July 27, 2022. Elizabeth Frantz/Reuters
Andrew Moran
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Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell had a message for the U.S. economy and the financial markets: Prepare for “some pain” ahead, and higher inflation-busting interest rates are here to stay. 
Powell recently delivered his much-anticipated Jackson Hole Economic Symposium speech, and his hawkish remarks disappointed investors. 
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Andrew Moran has been writing about business, economics, and finance for more than a decade. He is the author of "The War on Cash."
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