#PowellRemarks

Is It the Speech That Moves the Market – or the Market That Chooses Its Impact?

Even after Powell's remarks, the market seems to follow a script already written. When assets are ready to fall, could any speech or data point simply act as an emotional trigger for a move that was already set in motion? Perhaps the speech itself isn’t strong enough to reverse dominant sentiment — it only legitimizes what was already forming behind the scenes. The market’s direction might already be defined, and at times like these, the exact content of what was said may not matter. The focus isn’t on what was said, but where the market wants to go. Are we just witnessing public justification for decisions quietly priced in long ago? Is it really the speech that moves the market — or the market that chooses how much the speech matters?