The JSE could benefit from a rise in risk sentiment on Wednesday, after US Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell said rate cuts were on the cards.

Powell said the Fed was monitoring the effects of the US trade war with major economies and would respond appropriately to prop up the economy, Bloomberg reported. ..

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