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Investors Wary After Warsh Speech Fuels Rate-Hike Bets
Monday, August 31, 2026
Federal Reserve Chairman Kevin Warsh said Friday that he remained committed to reducing inflation. Swaps traders increased their pricing for a rate increase at the Fed's mid-September decision following the speech. Sarah Hunt, Chief Market Strategist at Alpine Saxon Woods, provided equity market analysis after the Jackson Hole Economic Symposium.
