šØ Powellās speech just dropped some bombs. Hereās what you need to know:
1ļøā£ Jobs: Looks stable on the surface, but immigration collapse = fragile balance. If demand cracks, unemployment could spike fast.
2ļøā£ Inflation: Tariffs push prices up, overall still near target. But the real risk? š policy mistakes could trigger second-wave inflation.
āļø Translation: The Fed is stuck in a dilemma. Tighten too much = jobs crash. Ease too fast = inflation comeback.
3ļøā£ Policy pivot:
⢠2020 AIT was for a ālow inflation + low ratesā world.
⢠2025 = āhigh inflation + high rates.ā
⢠AIT is dead. Back to flexible inflation targeting. (Yes, they admitted the old playbook doesnāt work anymore.)
4ļøā£ Between the lines:
⢠Hikes are DONE. Cuts? Only if the data breaks.
⢠Tariffs = one-off shock, not a trigger for instant tightening.
⢠Shrinking labor supply ā lower potential growth, higher long-run neutral rate (r).
5ļøā£ Market takeaways:
⢠Treasuries: Yields wonāt spike much higher, but forget 2010s ultra-low rates.
⢠Stocks: Consumers slowing, tariffs rising ā earnings under pressure.
⢠USD & Bitcoin: Dollar strong short term, but if jobs tank ā markets flip to rate-cut bets. Bitcoin loves liquidity swings.
š„ Bottom line:
The Fed is at a crossroads. Dollar still strong⦠but the real breakout trade when the tide turns could be Bitcoin.
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