Did the Fed Signal That Its Inflation Fight Is Over?
WSJ Opinion: Potomac Watch
The Wall Street Journal
4.2 • 2.8K Ratings
🗓️ 14 December 2023
⏱️ 21 minutes
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| 0:37.0 | From the opinion pages of the Wall Street Journal, this is Potomac Watch. Is the battle over inflation over? That seems to be the verdict of financial markets this week |
| 0:46.0 | after the Federal Reserve signaled interest rate cuts are ahead |
| 0:49.0 | as early as the spring of 2024. |
| 0:52.0 | Is that the right conclusion about inflation and the forecast? |
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| 1:07.2 | But what does transitioning away from fossil fuels really mean and is any of it likely to happen will separate the hype from the |
| 1:16.2 | reality. Welcome I'm Paul as you go with the Wall Street Journal editorial page and I'm here |
| 1:22.1 | with my colleagues Alicia Finley here across from me in our |
| 1:25.8 | studio and Joe Sternberg from London Joe how are you I am well Paul |
| 1:29.8 | thanks for asking let's start with the big economic story of the week, |
| 1:33.3 | which is the Federal Reserve decision. |
| 1:35.2 | In the inference that markets are taking |
| 1:37.2 | that the Fed is signaling that inflation has been all but conquered, |
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