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Kevin Warsh assumed the Federal Reserve chairmanship on May 22. Barely a month later he faces his first FOMC meeting. Traders on prediction markets see signs of a calmer boar...

Fed’s Schmid Frames Stark Choice: Hold Steady or Raise Rates as Inflation Lingers

Kansas City Federal Reserve President Jeffrey Schmid delivered a blunt assessment this week. The central bank faces a binary decision on monetary policy. Stay patient with cu...

Kevin Warsh’s Fed Overhaul: Shrinking the Balance Sheet to Bury Easy Money

Kevin Warsh took the oath as Federal Reserve chairman on May 22. The former governor wasted little time signaling his break from the past. He wants regime change. No more blo...

Bill Dudley Sounds Alarm: After Five Years Above Target, the Fed Risks Losing Its Grip on Inflation Expectations

Bill Dudley knows the Federal Reserve from the inside. As president of the New York Fed from 2009 to 2018, he sat at the center of crisis response and policy debates. Now, ye...

Kevin Warsh Takes the Fed Helm as Powell’s Inflation Legacy Looms Large

Kevin Warsh assumes leadership of the Federal Reserve this week. Jerome Powell steps aside after eight years. The transition arrives at a fraught moment. Inflation runs hotte...

Powell’s Nine Words Signal the End of Rate Cuts as Inflation Pressures Mount

Jerome Powell steps down as Federal Reserve chair on Friday. His final weeks have delivered a pointed message to markets and his successor. At the April 29 FOMC meeting, the...

Goolsbee’s Balancing Act: Steady Jobs, Stubborn Inflation Put Rate Cuts in Doubt

Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago President Austan Goolsbee delivered a clear message Friday. The labor market holds. Inflation does not."The job market has been stable...

Fed’s Hammack Warns of Entrenched Inflationary Thinking as Rate Cuts Fade

Beth Hammack hears it from business leaders across Ohio. An inflationary mindset now risks taking root. The Cleveland Fed president voiced that worry Thursday at the Ohio CEO...

Fed’s Partisan Powder Keg: Warsh Nomination Ignites Clash Over Central Bank Independence

The Senate Banking Committee split 13-11 along party lines to advance Kevin Warsh's nomination as Federal Reserve chair. First time that's happened in the panel's history. Se...

Fed’s Rate Holdout: Warsh Looms as Powell Exits Amid Inflation Surge and Job Wobbles

The Federal Reserve sits at a crossroads. Inflation lingers above target. Oil prices spike from Middle East tensions. Unemployment edges up to 4.3%. Jerome Powell's term ends...

Tillis’s Stand Ends DOJ Probe, Paves Way for Warsh’s Fed Takeover Before Powell’s Exit

Sen. Thom Tillis forced the Trump administration's hand. He blocked Kevin Warsh's nomination to chair the Federal Reserve. His price: drop the criminal probe into Jerome Powe...

Fed Nominee Warsh Rejects Sock Puppet Role, Pushes Radical Overhaul Amid Trump Rate Demands

Kevin Warsh, President Donald Trump's pick to chair the Federal Reserve, drew a firm line Tuesday before the Senate Banking Committee. He wouldn't be anyone's sock puppet. Not o...

AI’s Hidden Trade Toll: How the Chip Rush Swelled America’s $1.2 Trillion Deficit

The U.S. goods trade deficit hit a record $1.2 trillion in 2025. AI-related imports fueled much of that gap. Semiconductors, servers, cooling systems—America imported them in dr...

Wells Fargo Chief’s Stark Warning: No Fed Rate Cuts Until Iran War Fades

Wells Fargo CEO Charlie Scharf didn't mince words Monday. Lowering interest rates now, before the Iran conflict shows any sign of resolution, would be the wrong thing to do. "Un...

Oil Shock from Iran War Pushes U.S. Recession Odds to 30% as Markets Brace for Prolonged Pain

The S&P 500 notched a fresh all-time high last week. Two weeks earlier, it scraped its lowest point of the year. Volatility like that signals confusion. Investors grapple wit...

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