Fed's Warsh Sees US Economic Tailwinds
Warsh said central banks are tightening in sync as inflation stays elevated and AI investment adds uncertainty to the outlook.
- On Friday in Bangkok, Federal Reserve Chairman Kevin Warsh described the global economy as "showing resilience" while declining to preview the Fed's interest-rate decisions for the remainder of 2026.
- At the IMF-World Bank annual meetings, Warsh discussed the "common challenge" of surging prices, noting that global central banks have undertaken "a synchronous tightening in monetary policy in most places around the world."
- Warsh identified artificial intelligence as the "most consequential change" to the global economy, predicting positive long-term effects despite a "bumpy" path forward with uncertainty about market evolution.
- Markets expect the Fed to hold rates this month after reports showed inflation running higher than expected and heading away from the 2 percent goal, shifting rate-hike bets to December.
- Since taking office in May, Warsh has pledged to deliver price stability, though he maintains "I don't prejudge meetings" and will not share future policy actions for the balance of 2026.
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US Federal Reserve Chairman Kevin Warsh says he is surprised by the resilience of the global economy. According to him, it is holding up well, despite recent geopolitical shocks and interest rate hikes by central banks to combat inflation.
Fed's Warsh sees US economic tailwinds
US Federal Reserve Chairman Kevin Warsh voiced optimism today about US economic strength and surprise about how well global economies have been "hanging in there" amid recent geopolitical shocks, despite tighter monetary policy to fight inflation.
The president of the Federal Reserve, Kevin Warsh, demonstrated optimism this Friday with the strength of the US economy and surprise with the good performance of global economies in the midst of recent geopolitical shocks, despite the monetary squeeze to fight inflation. "I left meetings here yesterday and today and it is difficult to be in a discussion with central bankers and not to exchange impressions and hear the same thing about rising pr…
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BizTocFed's Warsh sees US economic tailwinds, mum on rate-path view
BANGKOK — Federal Reserve Chairman Kevin Warsh voiced optimism on Friday about U.S. economic strength and surprise about how well global economies have been "hanging in there" amid recent geopolitical shocks, despite tighter monetary policy to fight inflation. "I came out of meetings here yesterday and today and it's hard to be in a discussion with central bankers and not compare notes and hear the same thing about the surge in prices," Warsh sa…
Fed's Warsh surprised by world economy's 'resilience'
US Federal Reserve boss Kevin Warsh said Friday the global economy had shown unexpected resilience against strong economic shocks, as central banks battle surging inflation, while rich countries tackle…
BANGKOK (ANP/AFP) - US Federal Reserve Chairman Kevin Warsh says he is surprised by the resilience of the global economy. According to him, it is holding up well, despite recent geopolitical shocks and interest rate hikes by central banks to combat inflation. "B...
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