for you. call finance of america and get your free, info kit. call this number. charles: all right, folks, jay powell just wrapping up comment at the national association of business economicseet has been desperately wanting to hear from the fed chair since that fomc question and answer period p. edward lawrence has more details. >> reporter: charles, they got some direct answers from the fed chairman. i've never heard him this pointed, actually. he said in the meeting the f if omc meeting saw 100 pay -- basis points to the end of the year, that means two more rate cuts, one of 25% in no, one of 25% in december to get to that 1010 tobasis points -- can 100. the fed, he says, wants the move slowly from here. the fed's favorite inflation report shows inflation coming down, but core inflation actually going up. and this week we get a jobs report that will likely be a key indicator showing if there's weakness in the labor market. about an hour ago when the fed chairman started talking, he defended his half-percent rate cut. listen. >> as i mentioned, our decision to reduce our policy ate by 50 basis points reflects our growing confidence that with an appropriate recalibration o