Markets are set for a much more hawkish Warsh Fed than expected

Federal Reserve Chairman Kevin Warsh’s tough talk on inflation Wednesday reverberated through financial markets, with traders expecting that the central bank could start jacking up interest rates in just a few months. Tapped to serve by President Donald Trump, who has repeatedly demanded lower rates, Warsh during a news conference instead focused on the battle…

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Jeffrey Gundlach says Fed’s Warsh is not going to be the ‘easy money’ chairman many hoped for

DoubleLine Capital CEO Jeffrey Gundlach said new Federal Reserve Chairman Kevin Warsh struck a more hawkish tone than many investors expected, underscoring his commitment to restoring price stability and signaling less appetite for easy monetary policy. “He is absolutely telling you that he plans on delivering on price stability. So that means… we’re not going…

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CME Group’s Terry Duffy to step down in 2027, CFO Lynne Fitzpatrick to become CEO

Terry Duffy, CME Group Scott Mlyn | CNBC CME Group‘s longtime leader Terry Duffy will step down as chief executive officer next year, succeeded by President and Chief Financial Officer Lynne Fitzpatrick. Duffy, 67, will transition to executive chairman effective March 1, 2027, the company said Wednesday. It marks a more than two-decade run that…

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More united Fed board seen at Warsh’s first meeting, according to Kalshi traders

Prediction market traders think consensus will return to the Federal Reserve’s policy-setting board when new chairman Kevin Warsh presides over its June interest rate decision later Wednesday. At April’s meeting, the last under former Fed chair Jerome Powell, four members voted to dissent from policy, the most in more than 30 years. Traders on prediction…

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