Jerome Powell Speech, Sept. 24 -- US Fed Chairman Jerome Powell, in his first speech after the Federal Open Market Committee's (FOMC) interest rate cut, said that if the central bank cuts its benchmark rates 'too aggressively,' then it poses inflation risks in the US economy.

The US Fed's FOMC on Wednesday, 17 September 2025, decided to cut the key benchmark interest rate by 25 bps to a range of 4.00% to 4.25%. The committee further said that they will keep assessing the incoming data, the evolving outlook, along with the balance of risks to decide if there are more rate cuts required in the US economy.

1. Inflation risk: In his speech on Tuesday, 23 September 2025, Jerome Powell said that if the Fed cuts its rates too fast, it will lea...