Market Questions is the FT’s guide to the week ahead
Data comes after chair Jay Powell said the ‘time has come’ to begin cutting rates
Capital requirements cut after first successful appeal by a US lender against central bank’s annual assessment
Currency strengthens after BoE governor Andrew Bailey warns it is ‘too early to declare victory over inflation’
‘The dollar’s depreciation will likely be non-linear’
At Jackson Hole, central bankers offered different views about the tools of their trade
Plus greedflation at the big retailers
Federal Reserve chair gives strongest signal yet that borrowing costs will soon fall
Ironically, Jay Powell’s speech has encouraged markets to run even faster and with more confidence
Closely watched gauges of long-term Eurozone and UK price pressures sink as growth worries mount
Boston Federal Reserve president says central bankers must now shift focus from inflation to jobs too
Without seeking to influence the election, the Fed chair must remind the public of some basic economic truths
At Jackson Hole, rate-setters should reflect on how to manage the cutting cycle
Plus the language of rate increases and X’s debts
The Federal Reserve has brought down inflation but must now steer the economy away from recession
Institutional investors look to lock in higher yields as market prepares for Fed to lower borrowing costs
Ahead of Jackson Hole, August’s financial turmoil and feverish response now look a little silly
Greenback slides against euro and yen after market sell-off fades
And housing Kamalanomics
First & Peoples survived many disasters, but loans to a fintech may prove its undoing
The central bank needs to look at areas such as shadow institutions, the risks of sudden capital outflows and communication
US rate-setter challenges fears of recession as global policymakers prepare for Jackson Hole meeting
Plus AI, the jobs report, and more