Fed Chair Kevin Warsh and the FOMC Just Hiked Interest Rates, and 36 Years of History Make Clear What Comes Next for Stocks

Can the Fed pass Kevin Warsh’s trend test?

Federal Reserve Chairman Kevin Warsh has said that “trends matter most.” Wednesday’s quarter-point rate increase tests that standard. What trend tipped the decision now? August consumer inflation was 3.4% overall, while inflation excluding food and energy was 2.4%. Energy rose 16.3% over the year, and gasoline 27.4%. Gasoline alone produced more than one-third of the […]

Oaktree's Howard Marks prefers less activist Fed under Kevin Warsh

Oaktree co-chairman Howard Marks backs Kevin Warsh's less interventionist Fed, as the new chair cuts forward guidance and hikes rates to 3.75-4%.

Oaktree’s Howard Marks prefers less activist Fed under Kevin Warsh

A less interventionist Fed under Warsh could lead to increased market volatility, challenging investors to adapt to less predictable policies. The post Oaktree’s Howard Marks prefers less activist Fed under Kevin Warsh appeared first on Crypto Briefing .

Fed Chair Kevin Warsh and the FOMC Just Hiked Interest Rates, and 36 Years of History Make Clear What Comes Next for Stocks

The big day that seemingly everyone had circled on their calendar for weeks, Sept. 16, lived up to the hype. On Wednesday, Sept. 16, Fed Chair Kevin Warsh and the 11 other voting members of the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) raised the federal funds target rate by 25 basis points to a new…