New Fed Chair Warsh Faces Early Fire Over Communication, But El-Arian Defends Reform Push
Economy

New Fed Chair Warsh Faces Early Fire Over Communication, But El-Arian Defends Reform Push

Former Fed officials and columnists question Kevin Warsh's public silence; FT commentator Mohamed El-Arian argues the pu...

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Markets Hold Breath as US CPI Test Looms for New Fed Chair Kevin Warsh
Economy

Markets Hold Breath as US CPI Test Looms for New Fed Chair Kevin Warsh

Investors brace for US inflation data that will determine whether the Federal Reserve raises rates in September. AI stoc...

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Trump Renews Push to Fire Fed Governor, Pressures Warsh on Interest Rates
Economy

Trump Renews Push to Fire Fed Governor, Pressures Warsh on Interest Rates

President Trump sends a letter to Fed Governor Lisa Cook accusing her of offenses, while pushing Chair Kevin Warsh to ke...

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Why Fed Chair Warsh’s Silence Is Stirring Bond Market Uncertainty
Economy

Why Fed Chair Warsh’s Silence Is Stirring Bond Market Uncertainty

Kevin Warsh’s break from a decade of verbose Fed communication has markets bracing for more interest-rate volatility. Bu...

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Musk sees AI deflation; the bond market sees inflation — and distrusts the Fed
Economy

Musk sees AI deflation; the bond market sees inflation — and distrusts the Fed

Elon Musk predicts AI-driven deflation will make money almost worthless; markets are instead pricing higher inflation an...

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Kevin Warsh's Fed Communications Pullback Draws Goldman Warning on Market Volatility
Markets

Kevin Warsh's Fed Communications Pullback Draws Goldman Warning on Market Volatility

The Fed chair is cutting back forward guidance. Wall Street and Goldman Sachs warn the information void could amplify ma...

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Fed Holds Rates but Internal Divide Grows as Energy Crisis Fuels Inflation
Economy

Fed Holds Rates but Internal Divide Grows as Energy Crisis Fuels Inflation

The US Federal Reserve kept its benchmark rate at 3.5-3.75% for the fifth time this year, but three policymakers pushed ...

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Fed Chair Warsh Calls FOMC Split a 'Family Fight' as Three Dissenters Try to Force Rate Hike
Economy

Fed Chair Warsh Calls FOMC Split a 'Family Fight' as Three Dissenters Try to Force Rate Hike

The Federal Reserve held its key rate at 3.5%-3.75% for a fifth straight meeting, but an unusual 8-3 vote highlighted de...

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Federal Reserve Set to Hold Rates as Markets Watch Warsh for Signal on Next Move
Economy

Federal Reserve Set to Hold Rates as Markets Watch Warsh for Signal on Next Move

The FOMC is widely expected to keep the federal funds rate at 3.50–3.75% on July 29, but Chair Kevin Warsh’s press confe...

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Fed Holds Rates as Hawks Eye Hikes Amid Iran War Inflation Surge
Economy

Fed Holds Rates as Hawks Eye Hikes Amid Iran War Inflation Surge

The US Federal Reserve is set to keep rates at 3.50-3.75%, but surging oil prices from the Iran conflict are pushing som...

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Key Fed Inflation Gauge Expected to Cool in June; Rate‑Hike Bets Still Alive
Economy

Key Fed Inflation Gauge Expected to Cool in June; Rate‑Hike Bets Still Alive

Economists see the PCE index slowing to a 3.8% annual pace on lower fuel costs, but core inflation remains sticky and tr...

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Under Warsh, Higher U.S. Rates May Not Derail the Bull Market — Here’s Why
Economy

Under Warsh, Higher U.S. Rates May Not Derail the Bull Market — Here’s Why

As the Fed signals a more hawkish path under Kevin Warsh, a new analysis challenges the assumption that rising rates aut...

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Fed Poised to Hold Rates as New Chair Kevin Warsh Wrestles with Sticky Inflation and Rising Geopolitical Risks
Economy

Fed Poised to Hold Rates as New Chair Kevin Warsh Wrestles with Sticky Inflation and Rising Geopolitical Risks

The US Federal Reserve is widely expected to keep interest rates at 3.50–3.75% this week, but inflation at 3.5% and esca...

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Federal Reserve Set to Hold Rates as Oil Spike and Trump Pressure Test New Chair
Economy

Federal Reserve Set to Hold Rates as Oil Spike and Trump Pressure Test New Chair

The US Federal Reserve is expected to leave rates unchanged for a fifth straight meeting, but geopolitical tensions and ...

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