Wall Street futures down ahead of Powell's speech on monetary policy

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U.S. stock index futures dipped on Thursday as tensions between Washington and Beijing dampened the mood ahead of an address by Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, in which he is expected to take a softer stance on inflation to support a fragile economy.

Powell is likely to make a case for low interest rates and higher inflation in an overhaul of the central bank’s policy approach in his remarks at the Jackson Hole symposium, being held virtually this year.

Recent data suggests a wobbly recovery from one of the worst recessions for the U.S. economy since the Great Depression.

 

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