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Person · Chair, US Federal Reserve (sworn in May 2026)

Kevin Warsh

Mixed

Markets read his hawkish, inflation-first tone as holding US rates steady through 2026–2027 and supporting the dollar, which tightens conditions for.

Role
Chair, US Federal Reserve (sworn in May 2026)
Type
Person
Assessment
Mixed, since 30 Oct 2026
Last revised
30 Oct 2026
Sources
2

Our assessment

Markets read his hawkish, inflation-first tone as holding US rates steady through 2026–2027 and supporting the dollar, which tightens conditions for dollar-indebted EMs.

  • Nominated January 2026 to succeed Jerome Powell

Connections

Assessment history

  1. File opened from the research dataset.

Corrections

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