Trump’s new Fed chair walks fine line on inflation in key speech

Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh said measures of inflation are still elevated, but it is not yet clear that the Fed must take action to address rising prices.

Republicans are pitching a plan to protect investments from ‘inflation tax’

Tex., sponsored the Capital Gains Inflation Relief Act of 2025 to index capital gains to inflation. In March, Cruz and Sen. Tim Scott, R-S.C., sent a letter to Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent urging him to enact

Warsh Signals Hawkish Shift on Inflation at Jackson Hole. Markets See a Rate Hike Back on the Table.

In his keynote address at the Jackson Hole Economic Policy Symposium, Warsh discussed his views on the current economic conditions.

Fed’s preferred inflation gauge shows core prices rose 3.3% annually in July

The personal consumption expenditures price index was expected to rise 0.1% monthly and 3.6% on a 12-month basis, according to economists surveyed by Dow Jones.

July PCE inflation index held at 3.7% annual pace, hotter than expected

The Personal Consumption Expenditures index was unchanged from June, highlighting stubborn inflationary pressures.

The Fed Just Admitted Inflation Is Still Stubborn and Still Sticky. Savers Should Be Worried.

A Fed president who spent last year demanding tougher rate policy now describes current rates as accommodative, even as inflation drifts higher and AI-driven energy demand adds a force the Fed has no clean tool to fight.

Warsh in Wyoming speech: High inflation should be policy priority

Fed Chairman Kevin Warsh said the country's focus should be on lowering prices as inflation continues to stay elevated Friday at the Fed's symposium.
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World in Brief: Warsh says inflation is too high; rescue efforts resume in Nepal and Tibet

Kevin Warsh warned that the Federal Reserve will have “work to do” if America’s inflation rate remains high above its 2% target. Investors took this as a hint of a possible interest-rate rise in September.