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Fed Ends Bias Toward More Easing, Holds Benchmark Rate Steady

Warsh said inflation remains too high and named five task forces to review Fed policy, even as markets fell on the rate decision.

  • On Wednesday, June 17, Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh led his first Federal Open Market Committee meeting, keeping interest rates steady at 3.5%-3.75% while removing language suggesting future rate cuts.
  • Warsh prioritized price stability by eliminating forward-looking guidance, arguing it creates market inefficiency and signaling that future rate changes may be increases rather than cuts.
  • To reexamine the Fed's operations, Warsh launched five independent task forces covering balance sheets, communications, data sources, artificial intelligence, and inflation, with reports expected before 2027.
  • Markets reacted sharply to the policy shift as Two-year Treasury yields jumped about 16 basis points to 4.21% and the S&P 500 fell 1.2% following the announcement.
  • Emphasizing a unanimous commitment to the 2% inflation target, Warsh vowed to address persistent inflation caused by supply shocks, stating, "We will meet our price stability objective.
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  • 34% of the sources lean Left, 33% of the sources are Center, 33% of the sources lean Right
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Bisnow broke the news on Wednesday, June 17, 2026.
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