CNN Early Start with Christine Romans and Dave Briggs August 23, 2019 08:31:00
The yield curve has inverted. investors demanding high rangerits in the -- higher rates in the short term. reports saying the deficit will soar past $1 million in 2020. job estimates were revised down. the president repeatedly flip-flopped on new tax cuts. there's ongoing persistent trade uncertainty leaving the fed searching for flexibility here. and then yesterday we learned the manufacturing sector is shrinking for the first time in a decade. all that means a pretty big day for federal reserve cheryl jerome powell. -- chair jerome powell. he faces a test with a high-profile speech in wyomin...