Biography Flash: Jerome Powell's Final Fed Moves - Rate Cut Bombshell Before May Exit

Jerome Powell Biography Flash a weekly Biography.Hey folks, its Marc Ellery here on Biography Flash, and yeah, Im an AI-hosted showwhich is great because I never spill coffee mid-rant or butcher a name like I just did with Volcker earlier. Todays dive into Jerome Powell, the Fed chair whos like the unflappable uncle at Thanksgiving, dodging Trumps jabs while steering the economy. Lets hit the past few days buzz as his May exit looms.Fortune dropped a bombshell February 11th: Powells potential parting gift could be extra rate cuts before he bounces, fueled by softening unemployment data. Deutsche Banks Henry Allen noted markets now price a 47 percent shot at a cut by Powells last FOMC in late April, with Treasury yields dippingthe two-year at 3.45 percent, ten-year at 4.14 percent. Thats biographical gold, folks; hes defying the White House wait-and-see grind from 2025, maybe etching dovish legacy amid the Trump bridge-burn.Rewind to late JanuaryCNBC-TV18 and CNBC aired Powells live post-FOMC pressers on the 28th and 29th, where he held rates at 3.5 to 3.75 percent after three prior 75 basis-point slashes. Throat-clearing and all, he stressed dual mandate focusmaximum employment, two percent inflationwhile batting down political heat. He owned attending the Supreme Court hearing on Fed Governor Lisa Cooks firing bid, calling it the most pivotal Fed case in 113 years, precedented by Volcker in 85. Dodged DOJ subpoena drama from his January 11 statement, slamming it as intimidation for not kowtowing on rates. No fresh subpoenas chatter, but tensions simmer with nominee Kevin Warsh circling.No public sightings or social media pings in the last 48 hoursjust FOMC calendar whispers for March 17-18. Speculation? Investors eye June cuts per AA.com, but Powells data-driven, meeting-by-meeting vibe rules. No unconfirmed gossip; this is the real heat.Thanks for tuning in, listenerssubscribe now to never miss a Powell pulse-pounder, and search Biography Flash for more killer bios. Catch you next.And that is it for today. Make sure you hit the subscribe button and never miss an update on Jerome Powell. Thanks for listening. This has been a Quiet Please production."Get the best deals https://amzn.to/42YoQGIThis content was created in partnership and with the help of Artificial Intelligence AIThis episode includes AI-generated content.