Economics

Powell Stresses Solid U.S. Outlook After Fed Cuts Rates Again

  • Interest rate on excess reserves cut after repo-market crunch
  • Treasuries hold gains, dollar rallies and stocks slump
Fed Chair Jerome Powell speaks at a news conference in Washington about the latest FOMC rate decision.(Source: Bloomberg)
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Federal Reserve policy makers lowered their main interest rate for a second time this year and Chairman Jerome Powell said that “moderate” policy moves should be sufficient to sustain the U.S. expansion.