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Fed's Warsh says central bank no longer gives market guidance

Federal Reserve Chairman Kevin Warsh said the Fed is no longer in the business of providing market-guiding hints, according to Nick Timiraos of WSJ. The post notes that over two weeks no fewer than five Fed officials used some variant of a "no urgency" theme in public comments, including as recently as Wednesday before and after CPI.

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What the sources claim

Fed Chairman Kevin Warsh said the Fed no longer provides market-guiding hints.

“Fed Chairman Kevin Warsh said of providing market-guiding hints, "We're not in that business anymore."”
Nick Timiraos (WSJ)
At least five Fed officials used a "no urgency" theme in public comments over two weeks.

“no fewer than five Fed officials hit some variant of the "no urgency" theme in their public comments”
Nick Timiraos (WSJ)

Sources

Nick Timiraos (WSJ) newswire 2026-10-16 13:53 UTC
After two weeks in which no fewer than five Fed officials hit some variant of the "no urgency" theme in their public comments (including as recently as Wednesday before and after CPI) Fed Chairman Kevin Warsh said of providing market-guiding hints, "We're not in that business anymore."

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