• Jay Powell – lucky or good?

  • Sep 11 2024
  • Length: 19 mins
  • Podcast

Jay Powell – lucky or good?

  • Summary

  • As Jay Powell’s Federal Reserve contemplates making the first interest rate cut in more than two years, we’re taking a step back with the FT’s US financial commentator Robert Armstrong. How did Powell tame inflation without crashing the economy? And how might history judge his leadership?


    Clips from Associated Press


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    For further reading:

    Is Jay Powell lucky or good?

    Remain calm

    Martin Sandbu’s column: A self-congratulatory inflation narrative at Jackson Hole


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    On X, follow Robert Armstrong (@rbrtrmstrng) and Michela Tindera (@mtindera07), or follow Michela on LinkedIn for updates about the show and more.


    Want to hear more from Rob? Listen to the Unhedged podcast.


    Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com


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