A key holdover from the Trump presidency could give President Biden a huge boost as he seeks reelection. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell looks to be on the cusp of pulling off a “soft landing” of the economy, after inflation roared to a four-decade high last year. The Fed’s series of interest rate increases, which began in March 2022, have helped pull inflation down to just 3.1 percent from a high of 9.1 percent. But they have done so without throwing the economy into recession — at least so far. Powell cautioned on Wednesday that it was “far too early to declare victory” in the battle against inflation. The annualized…
