Fed's Warsh: Market participants are discriminating on investments

By BORSA NewsroomPublished Oct 28, 2026, 2:38 PM EDTUpdated Oct 28, 2026, 2:39 PM EDT

Fed Chair Kevin Warsh said market participants are discriminating on investments, during his post-FOMC press conference. The Fed held rates steady with two dissents favoring a hike. Warsh earlier noted credit conditions have tightened but are not tight, and that market participants are more discerning in capital allocations.

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Fed Chair Warsh said market participants are discriminating on investments.

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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 Chair Warsh: FOMC to vote on rates at 7 meetings in 2027, 6 in 2028neutral 50 · impact 40
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
2:41 PMFed Chair Warsh: FOMC to shift to 6 rate-setting meetings per year by 2028neutral 50 · impact 40
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 · this page
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 PMFed Chair Warsh: economic growth has strengthenedneutral 50 · impact 40
2:38 PMBusiness investment likely rising by double digits,: fed's Warshbullish 65 · impact 30
2:37 PMWarsh: FOMC to shift to 6 policy-setting meetings in 2028, one meeting without voteneutral 50 · impact 40
2:37 PMWarsh: 8 meetings per year is right number for FOMCneutral 50 · impact 10
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
2:32 PMWarsh: 3Q GDP likely above 3%bullish 65 · impact 40
2:31 PMFed's Chair Warsh: Economic activity is expanding at a strong pace.
2:31 PMFed Chair Warsh begins press conference after rate holdneutral 50 · impact 70
2:31 PMFed's Warsh Press Conference Begins
2:00 PMFed statement: economic activity expanding at a 'strong' paceneutral 50 · impact 40 · first wire

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