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The political calendar is part of why Powell ‘overshot dramatically’ on inflation, according to Josh Friedman

The political calendar is part of why Powell ‘overshot dramatically’ on inflation, according to Josh Friedman

U.S. stocks continued a steep selloff on Thursday after disappointing earnings reports from Target and Walmart affirmed fears over inflation, which remains close to its highest level in 40 years. In a recent interview with Yahoo Finance, hedge fund founder Josh Friedman acknowledged that Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell is currently doing a good job of trying to “wring out” this sky-high inflation. Still, he suggested that the Fed may have stoked inflation with its response to the… Source link

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