Fed Chair Jerome Powell signals rate cuts aren’t imminent | CNN Business

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The Federal Reserve has been keen on paying attention to investors’ expectations on interest rates. But the Fed is prepared to ignore Wall Street’s hope for a rate cut in June if it feels the economy isn’t ready yet.

That’s the message Fed Chair Jerome Powell delivered on Friday.

“We don’t need to be in a hurry to cut,” he said, adding that strong employment data is buying the central bank more time to wait until inflation gets closer to 2%.

Hours before Powell spoke at an event hosted by

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