Kevin Warsh
Central bank reserve managers unnerved by Treasury market woes
Officials are unsettled but constrained as US creditor base shifts to private hands
Warsh called for fewer FOMC meetings in July
Minutes show committee agreeing on above-target inflation but disagreeing over AI’s effect on prices
Trump downplays reports of regular calls with Warsh
Talks between president and Fed chair have precedent, but frequent communications would be unusual, economist says
Federal Reserve holds rates with three members dissenting
Hammack, Kashkari and Logan push for 25bp rise in what FOMC chair says was a collegial ‘family fight’
Unclear whether AI will reduce or heighten inequality – Barr
Fed governor’s caution contrasts with Warsh’s more bullish stance
Fed will ‘follow the law’ and ‘the data’ – Warsh
Chair tells Congress his aim is to keep US central bank out of politics
Rajan, King and Stein to head Warsh’s Fed task forces
Former governors among experts asked to help ‘advance the cause’ of US monetary policy
FOMC worried about inflation despite rate hold
Minutes of June meeting highlight ‘broad-based’ price rises and persistent core inflation
Supreme Court ruling does not end threats to Fed, say experts
Trump likely to continue pursuing Cook while seeking further influence over monetary policy
Lagarde ‘regrets’ forward guidance and Warsh plans ‘family fight’
Fed, ECB, BoC and BoE heads discuss inflation, uncertainty, AI, stagflation and independence in Sintra
Switzerland and Norway hold, Czech Republic and Moldova hike
SNB says inflation uptick is temporary, while CNB and Norges Bank highlight wage pressures
Fed holds rates in first meeting under Kevin Warsh
FOMC drops easing bias and forward guidance, as chair announces taskforces to improve Fed operations
Jim Bullard on Kevin Warsh’s first FOMC and Fed independence
The Federal Reserve veteran speaks with Christopher Jeffery about Iran and the US economy, the ‘good' AI bubble, cutting the Fed’s balance sheet and staff, and the need to clarify swap rules and recapitalise the regional Feds
People: April to June 2026
A round-up of central bankers in the news and on the move during the past three months
Banknotes: April to June 2026
A round-up of news and salient issues that have affected central bankers in the past three months
Focus on duration and not size of Fed ledger, ex-governor says
Discussion around balance sheet should go beyond shrinking nominal amount, argues Jeremy Stein
Powell named as interim Fed chair pending Warsh takeover
Board approves temporary action amid two dissents
The challenges facing Fed chair Kevin Warsh
New chair has pledged sweeping change, but can he keep Trump – and the FOMC – onside?
US Senate advances Fed chair nomination for Warsh
Separate vote confirming appointment expected later this week
Israel’s Golan Benita on reserve management amidst the AI boom
The head of market operations at the Bank of Israel discusses a shift to active equities to address ‘Mag7’ risks, the rationale for extending duration, and his critical view of crypto and gold
The Fed’s six-trillion-dollar balance sheet question
Kevin Warsh’s drive to shrink the US central bank’s ledger is unlikely to be a simple task