His Nashville speech comes nearly two weeks after the Federal Reserve lowered its interest rate by a half percentage point on Sept. 18 — the first rate cut in four years. Powell said Monday that, as of the cut earlier this month,

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell has signaled that more rate cuts are in the pipeline, though their size and speed will depend on the evolution of the economy

Fed Chair Jerome Powell speaks about the economy, inflation and rate cuts at the National Association for Business Economics.