As that pain gets greater, Powell said, people should not expect the Fed to dial back quickly until the inflation problem is fixed. Some investors anticipate the Fed will flinch if unemployment rises too fast, with some even penciling in interest rate cuts next year, an outlook U.S. central bank officials have leaned hard against in recent weeks.
Monday dawns, stock markets hold their breath
On Black Monday, the Dow Jones Industrial Average in the US plunged 22.6% – the steepest one-day percentage drop in its history. The selloff was
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