US Fed Chair Warns of Insufficient Inflation Progress, Hints at Rate Hikes
US Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh emphasized the central bank's commitment to tackling inflation, with rate hikes possibly on the horizon, in his first major speech in the role.[632671][623338]
The Fed's job is to deliver stable prices, but Warsh did not indicate where the Fed will take interest rates in the coming months.[623338]
Despite US inflation remaining stubbornly above the central bank's 2% target amid the war in Iran, Warsh's speech was taken by markets as a signal that rates may rise in the coming months.[632671]
Warsh's comments may put him at odds with Donald Trump, who has aggressively called for rates to be cut.[623338]
The US Federal Reserve is not done fighting high inflation, Warsh said in his speech.[623338]