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Scott Bessent9
Kevin Hassett9
Lisa Cook5
Christopher Waller4
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Michelle Bowman2
Hassett Sees Fed Acting if October Inflation Data Are HighWhite House National Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett said the Federal Reserve would likely raise interest rates if this month’s inflation figures are elevated. After the latest PCE report, he said the Fed would “probably appropriately act.”
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Bloomberg Television
Warsh says Fed policymakers will weigh balance-sheet issues early next yearFederal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh said Wednesday that US central bank policymakers will begin considering recommendations from a task force studying balance-sheet issues sometime in the new year.
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Reuters
Warsh says politics played no role in Fed rate decisionFederal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh said Wednesday he was honored to lead the central bank’s policymakers and that politics did not influence their decision to skip a rate hike. His remarks indirectly rebutted President Donald Trump’s allegation that the Fed Board is partisan and against him.
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Reuters
Warsh says the Fed will deliver price stabilityFederal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh held a press conference after officials left interest rates unchanged. He said inflation remains too high and policymakers will deliver price stability.
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Bloomberg Television
Warsh says politics played no role in Fed rate decisionFederal Reserve Chairman Kevin Warsh said politics did not influence the FOMC’s decision to keep interest rates unchanged.
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Bloomberg Television
Fed plans to eliminate some rate-setting meetings, Warsh saysFederal Reserve Chairman Kevin Warsh said Wednesday that the central bank plans to eliminate some meetings devoted to setting interest rates.
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NBC News
Warsh Says Fed Will Adjust Meeting Schedule Starting Next FallFederal Reserve Chairman Kevin Warsh said the central bank will gradually introduce a revised meeting schedule beginning next year.
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Bloomberg News
LIVE: Fed Chair Warsh holds press conference on interest rate decisionNBC News carries live coverage of Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh’s press conference following the central bank’s interest rate decision.
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NBC News
Fed Chair Warsh holds news conference on interest rate decisionFederal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh holds a news conference after the central bank's interest rate decision, with live coverage available.
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Full interview: Fed Chair Warsh on the global economy and AIFederal Reserve Chairman Kevin Warsh speaks with IMF chief Kristalina Georgieva at an IMF event in Bangkok, Thailand, discussing the global economy and AI.
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Bloomberg Television
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Reuters - Fed Chair Warsh speaks after rates held steadyR
Reuters - LIVE: Fed Chair Kevin Warsh speaks as rates are expected to hold steady despite inflationT
The Associated Press - Bailey Defends His Decision to Speak Up for Powell After Trump’s AttacksB
Bloomberg News - US stocks rebound as Zelenskyy says Trump is pushing Kyiv to yieldB
Bloomberg Television - Fed Chair Warsh focuses on price stability, gives no signal on rate hikeN
NBC News - Full interview: Fed Chair Warsh on the global economy and AIB
Bloomberg Television - Warsh says AI will change how monetary policy is conductedB
Bloomberg Television - Fed Chair Warsh Says US Is Seeing an Investment SurgeB
Bloomberg Television - Warsh Says US Is Facing a Massive Investment SurgeB
Bloomberg Television - Warsh says AI’s path will be ‘very bumpy’ but ultimately boost wealthC
CNBC - Fed Chair Warsh speaks in Bangkok with IMF's GeorgievaB
Bloomberg News - LIVE: Georgieva and Warsh discuss forces reshaping the global economyR
Reuters - Will the Fed raise rates this month? Warsh’s speech may offer cluesN
NBC News - Is the yield curve signaling a recession?B
Bloomberg Television - Blackstone’s Gray and Fed’s Waller See Warning in France’s Fiscal StrainsB
Bloomberg News - White House plans Fed Cook hearingB
Bloomberg Television - Trump launches new effort to oust Federal Reserve Governor Lisa CookC
CNN - Fed plans to overhaul bank supervision responsibilities, Bowman saysR
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