Episode Details

A hawkish surprise collides with rapidly deteriorating economic data.

In this episode of Market Pulse, we examine the market fallout from Warsh’s Jackson Hole message as collapsing PMI readings challenge the narrative of a resilient economy. Investors are suddenly confronting an uncomfortable combination: a Federal Reserve signaling restraint while forward-looking growth indicators point toward a sharper slowdown.

What happens when policymakers remain focused on inflation just as economic momentum begins to break?

We unpack the reaction across Treasury yields, equities, the dollar, and credit markets—and explain why the next phase may be less about whether the Fed cuts and more about whether it waits too long. With risk assets still priced for a relatively benign outcome, weakening growth data could expose a growing disconnect between market optimism and the underlying economy.

For investors, the message is clear: the policy path just became more uncertain, and the margin for error is shrinking.

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