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Kevin Warsh chaired his first Federal Reserve meeting on Wednesday, and the central bank did what markets were positioned for — it followed the script on interest rates closely.
The new chairman's debut offered an early signal of how Warsh plans to run the institution he now leads. A Clean Handoff on Rate Policy The central finding from Wednesday's gathering is straightforward: no surprises.
The Fed moved in line with what the script called for on interest rates, a result that will matter to anyone pricing fixed income, credit, or rate-sensitive equities going into the next session.
Warsh, stepping into the chair role, did not use the meeting to announce a change of direction. That restraint is itself information.
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