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Despite Powell, Voices of Reason at Fed
The 1,000 point drop in the Dow Jones Industrial Average on August 5 had market players, a former policymaker and a learned Professor clamoring for an immediate and sharp reduction in the Federal Funds rate. Without policy easing, they warned, the US economy would fall into recession. One observer believes that it may already be too late for the Federal Reserve to prevent a serious economic downturn. Since the plunge in risk assets that Monday, US markets have been up sharply without any action by the Fed. Last week was the S&P 500 index’s best during 2024. But many of these same analysts continue to call for one ... (full story)