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Warsh says Fed focus will remain on inflation as underlying trends show no meaningful improvementFederal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh said on Wednesday that controlling inflation would remain the U.S. central bank’s predominant focus after it raised interest rates. He added that underlying trends had not meaningfully improved.
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Warsh Says Fed Must Act if Inflation Stays HighFederal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh said the central bank is prepared to act if inflation does not move clearly and quickly toward its 2% target, while describing the broader US economy as strong. Analysts said the remarks offered more clarity on the Fed’s approach, with upcoming inflation data likely to be decisive.
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Warsh Says Inflation Isn’t Slowing | The Close, Aug. 28, 2026Bloomberg Television’s The Close provides news and analysis around Wall Street’s closing bell. The program focuses on Warsh’s view that inflation is not slowing and features guests including BMO US President Aron Levine and Morgan Stanley Investment Management portfolio manager Andrew Slimmon.
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Warsh Vows to Bring Inflation Back to 2%Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh said inflation is not slowing meaningfully, while pledging that policymakers will restore it to the 2% target. The program also features skepticism about that pledge and discussion of President Trump’s tariff threat with Linamar executive chair Linda Hasenfratz.
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Warsh says Fed has 'work to do' if inflation persistsFed Chair Kevin Warsh says the central bank may need to raise interest rates if underlying inflation fails to return to its 2% target, while financial conditions remain insufficiently restrictive.
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Fed’s Warsh: Full Speech at Jackson Hole SymposiumFederal Reserve Chairman Kevin Warsh said inflation is not slowing meaningfully and warned that policymakers must be confident it is; otherwise, the central bank still has “work to do.” He reiterated that policymakers will restore inflation to the firm, fixed 2% target during the Fed’s annual symposium in Jackson Hole, Wyoming.
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Warsh says Fed has ‘work to do’ if US price rises fail to easeFederal Reserve chair Kevin Warsh said summer inflation readings had improved less than expected but had not meaningfully changed the picture. He said the Fed must be confident underlying inflation is moving back to its 2% target quickly enough, otherwise it has “work to do”, suggesting rates could rise while stressing this was not forward guidance.
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Fed’s Warsh Vows to Hit 2% Inflation TargetFederal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh says inflation has not slowed meaningfully. He argues policymakers must be confident that it is cooling; otherwise, the central bank still has work to do. Warsh spoke at the Fed’s annual conference in Jackson Hole, Wyoming.
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Warsh Says Inflation Isn’t Slowing; US Set to Control Venezuelan Oil WealthBloomberg This Weekend features Kevin Warsh saying inflation is not slowing and pledging to reach the 2% target, alongside a report that the US is set to control a major portion of Venezuela’s oil wealth. The program also includes a Meta story and conversations across news, politics, lifestyle and culture.
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