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Recession fears are mounting — Powell’s stances on these 4 issues could dictate America’s economic path in months ahead

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Economists are slashing their growth estimates for the year .

The Federal Reserve is expected to hold its benchmark interest rate steady at its meeting on Wednesday .

The Fed chairman will likely say the central bank is taking risks of labor-market weakness seriously.

Economists think it may be hard for Fed Chair Jerome Powell to deliver a hawkish message.

The Trump tariffs are expected to boost core PCE inflation by roughly 0.5 percentage points.

That will keep inflation near a 3% range, too hot for many Fed officials.

The Fed chairman said the central bank wants to understand the “net effect’ of Trump ’s policy changes.

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