Fed may raise interest rates again
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- Fed chief Kevin Warsh delivered a more hawkish monetary-policy message at the Jackson Hole economic symposium than markets had expected.
- His remarks followed comments made after the Federal Reserve’s July 28-29 policy meeting and raised the prospect of another interest-rate increase.
Federal Reserve chief Kevin Warsh has raised the prospect of another interest-rate increase with a notably tougher message on monetary policy.
Speaking at the annual economic symposium in Jackson Hole, Warsh took a clearly more hawkish position than markets had anticipated after his comments at the news conference following the Fed’s July 28-29 policy meeting.
The shift in tone has focused attention on the possibility that the central bank could raise rates again. Markets had previously formed expectations based on Warsh’s earlier remarks, but his Jackson Hole speech pointed to a stricter approach.
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Originally published by Kathimerini in Greek. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.
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