Kevin Warsh
Former Fed governor who succeeded Jerome Powell as chair in 2026.
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- The Fed's Rate Path: From the 2024 Cuts to Warsh's First Meetings
Former Fed governor whom Trump nominated and the Senate confirmed as chair; he began leading the FOMC in May 2026 and has emphasized that inflation remains too high.
Entries that mention Kevin Warsh
- August payrolls jump 162,000; traders put 60 percent odds on a hike at the September 15 to 16 meeting Reporton The Fed's Rate Path: From the 2024 Cuts to Warsh's First Meetings
- Jackson Hole: Warsh says inflation is too high and the Fed may have work to do Announcementon The Fed's Rate Path: From the 2024 Cuts to Warsh's First Meetings
- Fifth straight hold; three regional presidents dissent in favour of a rate increase Announcementon The Fed's Rate Path: From the 2024 Cuts to Warsh's First Meetings
- June FOMC minutes disclose Warsh task-force plans Reporton The Fed's Rate Path: From the 2024 Cuts to Warsh's First Meetings
- Warsh's first meeting: a unanimous hold and a rewritten, shorter statement Announcementon The Fed's Rate Path: From the 2024 Cuts to Warsh's First Meetings
- Warsh sworn in as chair at the White House; the FOMC elects him unanimously Announcementon The Fed's Rate Path: From the 2024 Cuts to Warsh's First Meetings
- Federal Reserve names Powell chair pro tempore Announcementon The Fed's Rate Path: From the 2024 Cuts to Warsh's First Meetings
- Senate confirms Warsh 54 to 45, the narrowest vote for a Fed chair in the modern era Announcementon The Fed's Rate Path: From the 2024 Cuts to Warsh's First Meetings
- Trump names Kevin Warsh to succeed Powell as Fed chair Announcementon The Fed's Rate Path: From the 2024 Cuts to Warsh's First Meetings