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Back to EpisodesFed Chair Kevin Warsh Signals Potential Rate Hikes at Jackson Hole
Description
Federal Reserve Chairman Kevin Warsh signaled today that the central bank remains prepared to raise interest rates if inflation does not align with its two-percent target. Speaking at the Jackson Hole Economic Policy Symposium, Warsh emphasized that cost-of-living pressures have not meaningfully improved despite better-than-expected summer readings. This hawkish stance comes as the United States national debt surpasses forty trillion dollars, a figure that is currently increasing by nearly eight billion dollars per day. The news has sent signals through the rates market, with investors now anticipating a potential hike during the Fed's mid-September policy meeting, even as the administration expresses concerns over the impact of higher borrowing costs on economic growth.
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- (00:00) - Introduction
- (00:12) - The Fed at Jackson Hole
- (02:06) - OpenAI Security Breach
- (05:04) - Global News Brief