Fed Chair Kevin Warsh tells Congress the central bank is committed to lowering inflation
How left and right are reading this
- Both agree
- Restoring inflation to 2% is the Fed’s stated job, and keeping rate-setting independent of politics is a real constraint on how that commitment is judged.
- They split on
- Whether the story is about the human costs hidden by Warsh’s refusal to name a rate path, or about institutional credibility in reaffirming the Fed’s anti-inflation mandate.
The Facts
- Kevin Warsh made his first appearance before Congress as Federal Reserve chair at a House Financial Services Committee hearing tied to the Fed’s semiannual monetary policy report.
- Warsh said the Federal Reserve is committed to restoring price stability and bringing inflation back to its 2% target.
- Warsh said Fed policymakers have no tolerance for persistently elevated inflation.
- Warsh’s testimony took place the same day new inflation data showed consumer prices fell 0.4% in June.
- The June inflation report reduced some immediate pressure around inflation, making Warsh’s testimony important for how lawmakers and markets interpret the Fed’s next steps.
- Warsh did not specify in his testimony whether he would support raising interest rates to bring inflation down.
- When questioned by Democratic lawmakers, Warsh said the Federal Reserve would set interest rates independently of politics.
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Context
Why was this hearing notable?
It was Warsh’s first testimony before Congress since becoming Federal Reserve chair and was part of the Fed’s required semiannual monetary policy report to lawmakers CNBC,NYT.
What did Warsh say about inflation?
He said the Fed is committed to restoring price stability, has no tolerance for persistently elevated inflation, and remains committed to a 2% inflation goal CNBC,SCMP,Yahoo! Finance.
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