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Powell’s Double Challenge: A Slowing Economy and Vanishing Liquidity

Powell’s Double Challenge: A Slowing Economy and Vanishing Liquidity
Federal Reserve Board Chairman Jerome Powell speaks during a news conference in Washington, on July 27, 2022. Elizabeth Frantz/Reuters
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The hawkish tone of Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell on Aug. 26 was unequivocal.

Daniel Lacalle
Daniel Lacalle
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Daniel Lacalle, Ph.D., is chief economist at hedge fund Tressis and author of the bestselling books “Freedom or Equality” (2020), “Escape from the Central Bank Trap” (2017), “The Energy World Is Flat”​ (2015), and “Life in the Financial Markets.”
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