Investors will hope Kevin Warsh offers ‘comfort blanket’ at annual meeting of central banks amid bond market anxiety The new US Federal Reserve chair, Kevin Warsh, faces a critical test this week amid anxiety in government bond markets over inflation and Donald Trump’s tax and spending plans. As the world’s most powerful central bank prepares for its annual Jackson Hole conference, analysts said bond traders would be looking for signals from Warsh over its commitment to fighting inflation. The Trump-appointed head of the US central bank has previously signalled reluctance to “spoon-feed” financial markets over how it plans to set interest rates to keep fast-rising prices in check. However, anxiety over Trump’s handling of the economy and investor fears that his war with Iran is stoking inflation have rocked global financial markets amid a dramatic sell-off in US government bonds. Dan Coatsworth, the head of markets at the stockbroker AJ Bell, said: “Investors will be looking for a comfort blanket when Federal Reserve chair Kevin Warsh addresses the Jackson Hole meeting.” James Smith, an economist at ING Bank, said: “By offering less commentary on where rates are headed … [Warsh] ri
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Rolling coverage of the latest events in global financial markets, the economy and major corporate moves The US’s top central banker then warns that there are concerning signs that US inflation is running too high, meaning the Federal…
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Rolling coverage of the latest events in global financial markets, the economy and major corporate moves The US’s top central banker then warns that there are concerning signs that US inflation is running too high,…
Read original at The Guardian →However, Kevin Warsh didn’t say if interest rates would change in coming months, as inflation remains stubborn The US Federal Reserve is not done fighting high inflation, its chair, Kevin Warsh, said in his first major…
Read original at The Guardian →Inflation is the Federal Reserve’s biggest problem, but investors are going to have to figure out for themselves when officials will step in, Chairman Kevin Warsh said Friday in remarks prepared for his speech at…
Read original at CNN →Investors will hope Kevin Warsh offers ‘comfort blanket’ at annual meeting of central banks amid bond market anxiety The new US Federal Reserve chair, Kevin Warsh, faces a critical test this week amid anxiety in…
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Rolling coverage of the latest events in global financial markets, the economy and major corporate moves The US’s top central banker then warns that there are concerning signs that US inflation is running too high, meaning the Federal…
View source →However, Kevin Warsh didn’t say if interest rates would change in coming months, as inflation remains stubborn The US Federal Reserve is not done fighting high inflation, its chair, Kevin Warsh, said in his first major speech in the role…
View source →Inflation is the Federal Reserve’s biggest problem, but investors are going to have to figure out for themselves when officials will step in, Chairman Kevin Warsh said Friday in remarks prepared for his speech at Jackson Hole, Wyoming. The…
View source →Investors will hope Kevin Warsh offers ‘comfort blanket’ at annual meeting of central banks amid bond market anxiety The new US Federal Reserve chair, Kevin Warsh, faces a critical test this week amid anxiety in government bond markets…
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