The Powell era is finally coming to an end. In just a few days, Jerome Powell will step down as Chair of the Federal Reserve Board.
Honestly, his evaluation is complicated. His "temporary" inflation judgment was a huge failure, and the markets paid a painful price for it. But at the same time, amid multiple storms—pandemic, inflation surge not seen in 40 years, banking crises, and political clashes with Trump—the real economic collapse was avoided. Some call this a "soft landing."
When he took office in 2018, he succeeded Yellen and continued raising interest rates. But in 2019, he reversed co