Why the Fed could deliver one final sting to your portfolio before Powell's exit in May

Why the Fed could deliver one final sting to your portfolio before Powell's exit in May - MarketWatch## Mark Hulbert# Why the Fed could deliver one final sting to your portfolio before Powell's exit in May## Interest rates typically go up when a Fed chair steps downPublished: Feb. 19, 2026 at 7:46 a.m. ETShareResize- --Listen(4 min)Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell is in his final three months at the head of the U.S. central bank. Photo: AFP/Getty ImagesIt's possible that U.S. interest rates will be highe ...