Fed Chair Powell says 'time has come' for shift toward interest rate cuts
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said at the Jackson Hole conference in August 2024 that "the time has come" for interest rates to come down, signaling cuts that would lower borrowing costs for mortgages, car loans and credit cards.

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