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In February, the economy was booming, inflation was low, and the S&P 500 was setting new records on a daily basis. The Federal Reserve was poised to make significant interest rate cuts, sparking heated discussions among market experts about whether there would be four or five cuts before Election Day. As Fed Chair Jerome Powell put it at the time, “This is a strong economy.”