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On May 1, Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell offered a two-part message to eager interest-rate watchers. The Fed is unlikely to increase interest rates this year, but policymakers there are also not rushing to bring them below 5.25%–5.5%. “I don’t know how long it’ll take,” Powell said of when the Fed might cut rates.
Interest rates shape markets, and that’s