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New Fed Chair Kevin Warsh Ditches Rate Signals, Bitcoin Slides as Nasdaq Bounces 1.5%

Federal Reserve Chairman Kevin Warsh used his debut press conference on June 17 to strip away decades of central bank communication habits, and markets spent the following day sorting out…

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Powell Warns the Federal Reserve Won’t Survive if a President Can Fire Officials Over Policy

Former Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell says the U.S. central bank would lose the credibility it needs to steady the economy if officials could be removed over policy disagreements. The…

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Ethics Filing: Fed Chair Pick Kevin Warsh Lists Estee Lauder Wealth and Crypto Stakes

Federal Reserve chair nominee Kevin Warsh disclosed more than $192 million in combined assets through a U.S. Office of Government Ethics filing, revealing a sprawling portfolio that includes crypto investments…

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Markets Double Down on Fed Pause After March Decision: Traders See No Fold Ahead of April Meeting

Markets are leaning heavily toward a Federal Reserve pause following this week’s Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) decision, with traders signaling little belief that policymakers will pivot under pressure at…

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Bitcoin Rips for 8 Straight Days as Fed Signals Rate Hold — Decoupling or Just a Tease?

The Federal Reserve may be teeing up a snooze-worthy rate hold, but bitcoin is busy staging its own rebellion — eight straight days up and suddenly everyone’s asking if it’s…

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Treasury Yields Hold Above 4% as Oil Tensions, Fed Politics Rattle Bond Market

The bond market is staring down oil shocks, political drama, and a looming Fed leadership shake-up—and the result is a Treasury market behaving like a caffeinated cat: twitchy, watchful, and…

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Is Kevin Warsh a Hawk, a Dove, or the Next Volcker? Markets Are About to Find Out

President Donald Trump has nominated former Federal Reserve governor Kevin Warsh to lead the U.S. central bank, instantly reviving an old debate with real market consequences: Is Warsh a hard-money…

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