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Warsh Rejects Forward Guidance as Fed Rate-Hike Odds Rise

8/28/2026

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Summary

Story summary

Fed Chair Kevin Warsh called for a quieter Fed and avoided forward guidance at Jackson Hole on August 28, 2026.
Three regional Fed presidents dissented, urging a rate increase despite Warsh’s quieter stance.
Open Market Committee kept the target range at 3.50%-3.75% in July, with three members voting for a quarter-point hike.
CME FedWatch raised the probability of a September rate hike to about 55% after Warsh’s remarks.

History

Historical Context

After runaway inflation in the 1970s, Paul Volcker became Fed chair in 1979 and pushed the federal-funds rate to a 20 % peak by June 1981, sparking a deep recession. Decades later, in August 2026, Fed chair Kevin Warsh urged a cautious stance while three regional presidents pressed for a hike, reviving the internal dissent that once shaped market expectations.

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Story summary

Fed Chair Kevin Warsh called for a quieter Fed and avoided forward guidance at Jackson Hole on August 28, 2026.
Three regional Fed presidents dissented, urging a rate increase despite Warsh’s quieter stance.
Open Market Committee kept the target range at 3.50%-3.75% in July, with three members voting for a quarter-point hike.
CME FedWatch raised the probability of a September rate hike to about 55% after Warsh’s remarks.

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