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Updated · Bloomberg · Aug 23Kevin Warsh to Make First Jackson Hole Speech as Fed Chair on Friday
3 articles · Updated · Bloomberg · Aug 23Summary
- Friday’s Jackson Hole speech will be Kevin Warsh’s first appearance at the annual Wyoming gathering since becoming Federal Reserve chair.
- Investors are watching for a clearer signal on how he thinks the Fed should respond to stubborn US inflation.
- That guidance may not come: the report says it is unclear whether Warsh will use the speech to spell out his policy views in detail.
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Will Fed Chair Kevin Warsh use his first Jackson Hole speech to shock markets with a radical monetary regime change? With inflation stubbornly high in 2026, could Warsh's cryptic first principles approach silently pave the way for unexpected rate hikes?