Forecast: Fed To Hike Interest Rates After Warsh's Jackson Hole Talk
Kevin Warsh at the Jackson Hole Economic Symposium August 28, 2026 (Photo by Natalie Behring/Getty Images)
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Fed Chair Kevin Warsh would raise interest rates today, if today were decision day and he alone decided. He’ll probably urge the Fed’s policy committee to increase short-term interest rates at its meeting on September 15-16.
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