New Fed chair Kevin Warsh says central bank will stay independent as Trump presses for rate cuts
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New Fed chair Kevin Warsh emphasized political independence, reaffirmed the 2% inflation target, and signaled an end to forward guidance, increasing uncertainty around the reaction function. While he noted near-term inflation risks and expectations have eased, his hawkish reputation and refusal to endorse political pressure for faster cuts can keep rate expectations volatile. This is most directly relevant for USD pricing via shifting front-end rate differentials.
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Kevin Warsh, in his first public remarks as Federal Reserve chair at the ECB Forum on Central Banking, stressed the central bank’s political independence and declined to engage with President Donald Trump’s calls for rate cuts. He said the Fed would stop offering forward guidance to markets and reaffirmed that it would not be comfortable with an inflation target above 2%. Warsh added that inflation expectations have eased in recent weeks, though he said prices remain too high.
