Powell may hint at how fast and how far the Fed could cut rates 

FEDERAL RESERVE Chairman Jerome Powell ill likely provide some hints about how the Fed sees the economy and what its next steps may be in a high-profile speech Friday in Jackson Hole, Wyo., at the Fed’s annual conference of central bankers. /ASSOCIATED PRESS PHOTO / AMBER BAESLER

WASHINGTON (AP) – Federal Reserve officials have said they’re increasingly confident that they’ve nearly tamed inflation. Now, it’s the health of the job market that’s starting to draw their concern.  With inflation cooling toward its 2% target, the pace of hiring slowing and the unemployment rate edging up, the Fed is poised to cut its benchmark

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