Frances Donald, Manulife Investment Management Global Chief Economist & Strategist, says the focus on the Fed month-to-month can be distracting. Kelsey Berro, JPMorgan Asset Management Fixed Income Portfolio Manager, says "the risk of a hard landing does go up" if the Fed considers re-accelerating to 50 basis points. Alicia Levine, BNY Mellon Wealth Management Head of Equities & Capital Markets Advisory, says Powell is sticking to the Volcker playbook. Diane Swonk, KPMG Chief Economist, says it's important that Powell laid out how data dependent the Fed is. 

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