# Gulf stocks fall as Warsh remarks lift rate-hike bets

https://mins.news/en/item/37727

- Reuters, 2026-08-30 16:35 UTC
- Economy
- Original: https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/gulf-stocks-fall-fed-rate-hike-bets-rise-after-warsh-remarks-2026-08-30/?link_source=ta_bluesky_link&taid=6a945bb9fb274f000126895c

> Most Gulf stock markets closed lower on Sunday as investors grew cautious after U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh reaffirmed the central bank’s commitment to returning inflation to its target, strengthening expectations of another interest-rate increase.

## Stories

- [US Interest Rate Policy and Economic Data](https://mins.news/en/topic/us-labor-market-and-jobs-data) — Markdown: https://mins.news/en/topic/us-labor-market-and-jobs-data.md

## Related coverage

- [Hong Kong property market braces for rising Fed rate expectations after Warsh comments](https://mins.news/en/item/39689) — South China Morning Post, 2026-09-01
- [Investors Wary as Warsh Speech Fuels Rate-Hike Bets](https://mins.news/en/video/38997) — Bloomberg Television, 2026-08-31
- [Jackson Hole analyst roundup: Warsh’s speech raises rate-hike odds and may put the Fed ‘at odds’ with Treasury](https://mins.news/en/item/38119) — CNBC, 2026-08-31