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Kevin Warsh
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Treasury Doubles Bond Buybacks as Long-End Yields Hit Near-20-Year Highs
Scott Bessent raised the maximum buyback operation size from $2 billion to $4 billion, targeting 10- to 30-year debt after a buyers' strike dating to late June.
Fidelity Eyes $4,650–$4,750 Gold Entry as Rate Uncertainty Lifts Bullion Case
Portfolio manager George Efstathopoulos plans to allocate 5 percent of a $3 billion fund to gold, with buy triggers set 5–7 percent below current spot prices near $5,000.
30-Year U.S. Yield Tops 5.30% as Global Bond Selloff Hits Multi-Decade Highs
The 30-year Treasury yield crossed 5.30% for the first time since 2007 as fiscal fears, oil above $90 and weak Asian data pushed sovereign debt worldwide to generational extremes.
CPI Holds at 3.4%, Core Slips to 2.5% — Warsh Gets Room to Pause in September
Underlying inflation cooled for a second straight month in July, giving Fed Chair Kevin Warsh cover to hold rates steady at the September meeting.
Fed's Forward Guidance Retreat Raises Volatility Risk, With Canada's Post-2008 Shift as Precedent
Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh's reduced forward guidance is generating market uncertainty, prompting analysts to cite Canada's post-2008 central bank policy as a historical parallel.
Trump Targets Fed Governor Cook; Futures Price 75 Percent Chance of Hike by November
The White House gave Lisa Cook three weeks to respond to mortgage fraud allegations, raising fresh questions about Fed independence ahead of the Sept. 15-16 policy meeting.
Bessent Targets 19-Year Yield High With Yen Intervention and Bond Supply Shows
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent's yen intervention and signals of potential long-bond sale reductions aim to pull U.S. long-term rates off a 19-year high.
Warsh Elected FOMC Chair; Two-Year Yield Rises 10 Bps to 4.95 Percent
President Trump's appointment of Kevin Warsh to lead the Federal Reserve's rate-setting committee immediately shifts market expectations toward a more restrictive monetary policy stance
Warsh's Fed Trajectory Puts Financials on Alert, Tech Sector Under Pressure
The shifting prospects for Kevin Warsh to lead the Federal Reserve introduce significant policy uncertainty, prompting investors to re-evaluate sector exposures and inflation hedges.
Warsh Fed Chair Hearing: Tech Valuations Under Scrutiny as Hawkish Outlook Emerges
President Trump's nominee Kevin Warsh faces Senate scrutiny next week, signaling potential shifts in monetary policy that could reprice growth equities and reshape sector leadership