Surging Treasury yields pose a brand new problem for Kevin Warsh and the Fed
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Markets expect the central bank will take a firmer hand on inflation. It's not that easy.

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The president blasted the rest of the Fed - and kept up his demand for a cut - but spared Fed Chairman Kevin M. Warsh from the criticism.

Kevin M. Warsh, the chairman of the Federal Reserve, on Wednesday left open-ended how much more interest rates may have to rise to tame inflation.

Economists said the Fed chairman's view that policy isn't restraining the economy, and his emphasis on the energy shock, argue for a longer tightening campaign.
The president also suggested that he doesn't expect Kevin Warsh to follow his directions, saying he wanted the Fed "to be independent."
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Fed Chairman Kevin Warsh says inflation is too high.

The Federal Reserve on Wednesday rolled out its decision on interest rates as the U.S. central bank tries to tame persistent inflation.
This is a comparison of Wednesday's Federal Open Market Committee statement with the one issued after the Fed's previous policymaking meeting in July.

The Treasury secretary and the Federal Reserve chairman face similar tests: calming investors' growing worries about inflation and deficits.

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At this point, an interest-rate hike from the Federal Reserve on Wednesday is seen as a virtual certainty by most of Wall Street, although some believe a hold…
The Federal Reserve is expected to raise interest rates on Wednesday, putting Kevin M. Warsh, the chairman, at odds with the administration just before the mid…

The current Fed chairman criticized the central bank last year for moving too slowly to cut rates. Investors now expect him to start taking those cuts back.
Traders were pricing in a better than 92% probability of a rate increase, as well as a more than 75% chance for another one in December.

With inflation above target and no visibility on lower oil prices or stability of tariffs, the Fed chairman needs to pass the test that has faced his predecess…

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