Nothing tariffs are starting to push up prices, Powell said the Fed is already “looking through” goods inflation by not raising rates. That “could be pushback to those who might want lower rates now," economist Michael Feroli of JP Morgan Chase wrote to clients.

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell made it clear on Wednesday that the resilient U.S. labor market is currently the primary determinant of monetary policy, a signal that strong July employment figures could snuff out all bets for a September rate cut and reduce the likelihood of any further easing this year.