India, Jan. 27 -- Jerome Powell, chairman, Federal Reserve Board, is expected to leave the interest rate untouched. This is the current consensus among experts, two days before he discloses his interests and cards. For the markets though, what he does will not matter, even if Powell hikes the rates a bit. What will matter is what he says at the post-decision press conference. Analysts feel that if his tone is dovish, the markets will remain calm and sober. But if his speech seems hawkish, there will be a fresh period of turmoil, which is likely to make Donald Trump, the US president and Powell's bete-noire, angrier. Ever since he came to power for the second time, Trump wanted the Fed to lower interest rates faster to spur growth. He is f...
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