Later today, the head of americas Federal Reserve will address fellow bankers at the gathering known as Jackson Hole after the town in which it normally takes place. This year, as last, the meeting will be held online any hopes of people attending in person were swiftly dashed by the recent surge in covid infections in america. The continuing pandemic makes an inauspicious Backdrop Tojerome powells speech. Investors will be looking for any guidance on policy going forward, at a time when the signals are very mixed the us economy has bounced back robustly, but the recovery may be hampered by the spread of the Delta Variant. So what is he likely to say . Joining me now is matt orton, Vice President and Portfolio Specialist at Carillon Tower advisers. What kind of thing that you expecting to hear from Jerome Powell Today . Expecting to hear from Jerome Powell Today . Great to be here, and im honestly Powell Today . Great to be here, and im honestly not Powell Today . Great to be here, and
Review with me, mark kermode, rounding up the best new movies available for viewing in cinemas and in the home. Far and away the most important and uplifting new release this week is summer of soul, questlove s Sundance Award winning documentary that uncovers a Treasure Trove of footstomping, heart stopping live Music Footage that, incredibly, has remained hidden for half a century. Are you ready, black people . Crowd . , are you really ready . Ready are you ready to listen to all the beautiful black voices, the beautiful black feeling, the beautiful black waves moving in beautiful air . Are you ready, black people . Are you ready . Documenting the 1969 Harlem Cultural Festival that has until now been effectively erased from Pop Culture history, summer of soul boasts a jaw dropping roster of acts who performed in Mount Morris Park over six consecutive weekends including stevie wonder, Nina Simone, sly and the family stone, Gladys Knight and the pips, bb king, the Fifth Dimension and ma
When Neil Armstrong takes One Small Step for a man, the concertgoer reacts by stating, never mind the moon, lets get some of that Cash In Harlem a sentiment echoed by the reverend jesse jackson. The fact that no One was interested in this historic footage of the Harlem Cultural Festival for so long stands as evidence of the whitewashing of american history, a subject that seems particularly pertinent at the moment. Plaudits, then, to director ahmir thompson, aka musician questlove, who begins and ends his film with a Festival Goer reviewing the newly uncovered footage for the first time, and then tearfully thanking the Film Maker for proving to him that he isnt crazy this really happened. We wanted progress. We are black people and we should be proud of this. We were coming together to say this is our world, and how beautiful it was. Thanks to this terrific film, Thats Something we can all share in. I can take you higher. We believed in what we felt in here. Just go do it summer of sou