Fed Chair Powell at Jackson Hole

Fed Chair Jerome Powell underscored the FOMC’s commitment to data dependence in his Jackson Hole speech today, but there was no suggestion that signs of economic resilience have already prompted Fed officials to revise up their rate outlook. We continue to think that a sharper-than-expected fall in core inflation will convince the Fed to cut rates significantly next year.

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