Powell demands more confidence to start rate-cutting cycle

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell hails the U.S. central bank’s work to rein in inflation but also echoes ECB President Christine Lagarde, telling CNBC he requires more data before moving to cut rates. Markets remain sanguine with the S&P 500 breaching the 5,500-point mark for the first time as investors take heart from Powell’s positive remarks. In autos news, Tesla shares are up after a Q2 delivery beat despite the total full-year figure coming in low. In France, parties form a republican front in a bid to quell a National Rally majority in this Sunday’s second-round parliamentary election. And in the UK, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak warns against a Labour super-majority ahead of tomorrow’s general election.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.