<h1>Monetary policy signaling slows markets as Fed Chair's comments raise inflation concerns and temper rate cut outlook.</h1> Market trading was mixed as the Fed Chair's comments on elevated equity valuations and the trade-off between persistent inflation and labour-market weakness tempered sentiment after recent rallies; Fed rate cuts remain pencilled in but caution persists because lower rates can stoke inflation, with equity indices, futures, crude oil and currency rates moving modestly ahead of upcoming inflation data.