Fed Chair Powell’s dovish keynote speech at the Jackson Hole conference today has reinforced the sense that not only are FOMC rate cuts imminent, but they may also be front-loaded. That suggests downside risks to our forecasts for US Treasury yields and the dollar; and while we remain optimistic about the outlook for equity markets, a further dovish shift from FOMC could prove something of a mixed blessing for them.
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