Event Brief
Fed chair Warsh faces rate decision amid inflation
By The BriefBrief · Sources (20)
Filed: Aug 29, 2026 at 6:06 PM ET
Summary: Kevin M. Warsh, chairman of the Federal Reserve, must soon decide whether to raise interest rates if inflation does not ease, even as the move could draw President Trump’s ire. The article frames the upcoming rates call as a “no-win situation” for Warsh.
WHO: Kevin M. Warsh; President Trump; Federal Reserve
WHAT: Warsh faces a decision on whether to raise interest rates if inflation does not ease.
WHEN: Aug 29, 2026 at 5:47 PM ET
WHERE: USA
WHY: The decision is triggered by inflation not easing and the prospect that rate increases would draw President Trump’s ire.
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📋 How this story developed
- Aug 29 Kevin Warsh warns inflation is too high
- Aug 29 Kevin Warsh delivers hawkish inflation warning at Jackson Hole
- Aug 29 Kevin Warsh says inflation remains elevated
- Aug 29 Warsh speech at Jackson Hole outlines economy reading
- Aug 28 Warsh says Fed will have work to do if inflation
- Aug 28 Fed chair Warsh urges quick return to inflation target
- Aug 28 Fed chair Warsh outlines inflation strategy at Jackson Hole
- Aug 28 Fed Chair Kevin Warsh to deliver Jackson Hole speech
- Aug 27 Fed chair to reassure markets at Jackson Hole speech
- Aug 26 Warsh to deliver first Jackson Hole address on bonds
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