Fed's Warsh: Inflation too high, committee not tolerating target above 2%

By BORSA NewsroomPublished Oct 28, 2026, 2:31 PM EDTUpdated Oct 28, 2026, 2:31 PM EDT

Fed Chair Warsh opened his press conference with a hawkish tone, saying inflation is too high and the Fed's responsibility is to get it down. He confirmed the September rate cut was a removal of accommodation, noted tighter credit conditions, and flagged rising oil prices. Warsh declined to preview December or respond to political criticism.

Sentimentbearish 30

Bearish · 30 of 100

Impact70

medium · sector-wide

Confidence80%

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WHAT WE KNOW

Warsh said inflation is too high and the Fed is not tolerating a target above 2%.

How it developed48 wires · newest first

2:31 PM to 3:06 PM

3:06 PMFed's Warsh ends press conference after holding rates steadyneutral 50 · impact 55
3:05 PMFed's Chair Warsh ends press conference.
3:04 PMFed Chair Warsh: economy not running too hot, productivity moving higherbullish 70 · impact 60
3:03 PMFed Chair Warsh: Most at the Fed don't think the economy is running too hotbullish 70 · impact 60
3:01 PMFed's Warsh: Balance sheet now solely within task force's four wallsneutral 50 · impact 40
2:56 PMFed's Warsh: politics played no role in rate decisionneutral 50 · impact 30
2:56 PMFed's Warsh: Interest rates matter for tech investment surgeneutral 50 · impact 50
2:56 PMFed's Warsh: Market participants are discriminating on investmentsneutral 50 · impact 30
2:56 PMFed's Warsh: Credit spreads widened for some assets, some tightening in financial conditionsbearish 35 · impact 40
2:55 PMFed Chair Warsh: credit spreads have widenedbearish 35 · impact 40
2:55 PMFed's Warsh: rates have had an effect since early Septemberneutral 50 · impact 40
2:55 PMFed's Warsh: rates affect almost everything, including AIbearish 35 · impact 40
2:53 PMFed's Warsh notes oil futures have moved upbearish 35 · impact 40
2:52 PMFed's Warsh notes oil-rate correlation has broken downneutral 50 · impact 30
2:52 PMFed's Warsh: Near-term inflation expectations up, long-term confidence intactbearish 30 · impact 60
2:49 PMWarsh declines to respond to Trump comments on Fed board, criticismsneutral 50 · impact 20
2:48 PMFed's Warsh: Task force conclusions unlikely to affect current policy stanceneutral 50 · impact 20
2:47 PMFed's Warsh: Some task forces will hit year-end deadlineneutral 50 · impact 20
2:46 PMFed's Warsh: Five task forces hard at work, periodic check-insneutral 50 · impact 10
2:45 PMFED CHAIR WARSH SAYS IN 2027 ONE FED MEETING WON’T HAVE A RATE VOTE OR STATEMENT, AND IN 2028 HE EXPECTS TWO MEETINGS WON’T HAVE A RATE VOTE, RESERVING TIME FOR STRATEGIC DELIBERATIONS OVER LONGER HORIZONS
2:45 PMFed Chair Warsh: more news to come on meeting formatneutral 50 · impact 20
2:44 PMFed Chair Warsh: no policy statement planned for strategy meetingsneutral 50 · impact 40
2:43 PMFed's Warsh: he has 18 quite independent colleaguesneutral 50 · impact 10
2:43 PMFed's Warsh: Credit conditions tightened, but not tight; market participants more discerningbullish 70 · impact 70
2:42 PMFed's Warsh: Committee decided to take stock, expects more clarity aheadneutral 50 · impact 40
2:42 PMWarsh: fed not tolerating inflation target above 2%bearish 30 · impact 70
2:41 PMFed's Warsh encouraged by progress madebullish 60 · impact 20
2:41 PMFed Chair Warsh: period ahead is information-richneutral 50 · impact 30
2:40 PMFed's Warsh: Inflation swaps compensation moving the right waybullish 65 · impact 40
2:40 PMFed's Warsh: September rate cut was removal of accommodationbearish 35 · impact 30
2:39 PMFed Chair Warsh: central bank has deployed 'new monetary medicine'neutral 50 · impact 40
2:39 PMWarsh: 2027 meeting without rate vote, two in 2028neutral 50 · impact 10
2:39 PMFed's Warsh: Price stability not tied to a fixed calendar datebearish 35 · impact 40
2:38 PMFed's Warsh: Coming information will guide policy stanceneutral 50 · impact 40
2:38 PMFed Chair Warsh: not surprised by financial market volatilityneutral 50 · impact 30
2:38 PMWarsh: Financial conditions moving toward durable growth, price stabilitybullish 65 · impact 40
2:38 PMFed's Warsh: Some change in financial conditionsbearish 35 · impact 40
2:38 PMFed's Warsh: Credit conditions have tightened, but not tightbearish 30 · impact 60
2:38 PMFed's Warsh: Discussion focused mainly on price stability remitbearish 35 · impact 40
2:38 PMFed Chair Warsh: Committee will deliver price stabilityneutral 50 · impact 40
2:38 PMBusiness investment likely rising by double digits,: fed's Warshbullish 65 · impact 30
2:37 PMFed upgrades economic growth assessment to 'strong pace'bullish 70 · impact 50
2:35 PMFed's Warsh: Readiness to act made clearbearish 35 · impact 40
2:35 PMWarsh: inflation is too highbearish 30 · impact 60
2:33 PMFed's Warsh: Responsibility is to get inflation downbearish 30 · impact 60
2:32 PMFed's Warsh: Committee looking out the window, has not grown easierbearish 35 · impact 40
2:31 PMFed Chair Warsh begins press conference after rate holdneutral 50 · impact 70 · this page
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