JACKSON HOLE, Wyoming — Federal Reserve Chair Jerome H. Powell said on Friday that a slowing job market “may warrant” interest rate cuts in the future, but he also warned that President Donald Trump’s trade policies still threaten to push inflation higher.

Jerome Powell on Friday hinted that Fed may cut rates soon but gave no hint on the timing of a move. He suggested the central bank will proceed cautiously as it continues to evaluate the impact of tariffs and other policies on the economy.

Shares of hospitality company Hyatt Hotels (NYSE:H) jumped 5.1% in the afternoon session after comments from Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell opened the door to potential interest rate cuts. Powell's comments at the Jackson Hole Economic Policy Symposium suggested that the central bank could begin to cut interest rates,

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell may throw some cold water on markets Friday and remind them that a 25-basis-point interest-rate cut next month is not a done deal, said Yardeni Research's Ed Yardeni in an interview with MarketWatch.

Amid this pressure, Mohamed El-Erian is calling on Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell to call it quits — becoming one of the first mainstream economic voices to suggest Powell voluntarily step down to preserve Fed independence.

Jerome Powell, the Federal Reserve chair, is managing a high-stakes balancing act as he grapples with a cooling labor market, rising inflation and White House pressure to cut interest rates.

PHILIPPINE SHARES may rise slightly when the market reopens on Friday as investors reposition before the US Federal Reserve Chair Jerome H. Powell’s speech at their annual gathering and the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas’ (BSP) policy meeting next week ...