Kevin M. Warsh has made taming inflation the top priority of his tenure as Federal Reserve chairman. But his hesitancy to embrace the possibility of higher borrowing costs has sparked a backlash.
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Warsh’s Performance Falls Flat With Markets as Fed Holds Rates Steady
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What Private Credit Is, and Why Investors Are So Worried About It
The New York Times – Business:Some say the industry expanded too quickly and extended loans to companies that won’t be able to pay them back.
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Majority of Fed Officials Embraced Possibility of Higher Rates at Latest Meeting
The New York Times – Business:A record of the April meeting, Jerome H. Powell’s last as chair, underscored the extent to which the war with Iran has upended the economic outlook.
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As Powell Steps Down, the Fed Confronts ‘Regime Change’
The New York Times – Business:Jerome H. Powell is passing the chair’s baton to Kevin M. Warsh at the Federal Reserve, an institution that President Trump’s pick says needs an overhaul.
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Senate Confirms Kevin Warsh as Fed Chair
The New York Times – Business:President Trump’s pick to replace Jerome H. Powell takes the helm at a highly uncertain moment for the economy and with heightened concern about the Federal Reserve’s ability to operate independently.
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Why a Warsh-Led Fed May Keep Interest Rates Higher for Longer
The New York Times – Business:Kevin Warsh, President Trump’s pick to run the Federal Reserve, would face a growing inflation challenge if he’s confirmed.
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Fed Officials Cite Inflation Concerns in Defending Dissents
The New York Times – Business:The Federal Reserve’s meeting this week was the most divisive in decades, a sign that President Trump’s pick to lead the central bank will face opposition if he pursues substantially lower interest rates.
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Behind Powell’s High-Stakes Decision to Stay at the Fed
The New York Times – Business:Jerome H. Powell will remain a governor at the Federal Reserve after his term as chair ends, in a bid to guard against a further incursion by the Trump administration on the central bank’s independence.
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How Powell Just Complicated Trump’s Fed Plans
The New York Times – Business:Traders now think the Federal Reserve will keep steady interest rates, or perhaps even increase them, amid succession intrigue at the central bank.
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What to Watch at the Federal Reserve’s April Meeting
The New York Times – Business:The U.S. central bank is widely expected to hold interest rates steady at what is scheduled to be Jerome H. Powell’s final meeting as chair.
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What to Watch at the Federal Reserve’s April Meeting
The New York Times – Business:The U.S. central bank is widely expected to hold interest rates steady at what is scheduled to be Jerome H. Powell’s final meeting as chair.