Marketmind: Powell patter, UK shock, FedEx warning
The Fed chair has a tricky message to communicate. Jerome Powell's testimony to Congress later on Wednesday will flesh out how the Federal Reserve chief rationalises last week's pause in its 15-month rate hike campaign - even though the central bank insists on further tightening ahead. Powell's colleagues on Tuesday stressed again they would stay the course until inflation is back to its 2% target.