Kevin Warsh: What the New Fed Chair Means for Markets

Mon, 03 Aug 2026 07:55:19 +0000

Kevin Warsh is the chair of the U.S. Federal Reserve, sworn in on 22 May 2026 after the Senate confirmed him in a 54–45 vote — the most divisive Fed chair confirmation in history. A former Fed governor who served through the 2008 crisis, Warsh has moved fast to reshape the central bank: holding interest rates, scrapping forward guidance, and framing inflation as “a choice” the Fed must own.

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Kevin Warsh: What the New Fed Chair Means for Markets