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US economic conditions are worsening, and how the Federal Reserve communicates its response has become a point of contention in its own right.
Fed Chair Warsh has moved to reassure investors ahead of the Jackson Hole symposium, where policymakers are preparing to gather, even as economists openly criticise the approach he has taken to explaining the central bank's position.
Central bank guidance is a genuine input into capital allocation decisions across the broader cycle.
Investors pricing long-duration commitments need a legible read of the rate path, and a disputed communication framework makes that harder. Against the backdrop of worsening economic data, the uncertainty compounds.
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