NYTIMES (Christine Zhang) - See how the first Fed statement under Warsh evolved.
Interest rates didn’t change, but the language in Fed’s policy statement, which it released alongside its rate decision today, certainly did.
NEWSNATIONNOW (Julia Shapero and The Hill) - Federal Reserve holds rates steady at Warsh’s first meeting
The Federal Reserve held interest rates steady Wednesday at Chair Kevin Warsh’s first rate-setting meeting since taking the reins of the central bank. In a unanimous decision, the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) maintained its baseline interest rate at a range of 3.5 percent to 3.75 percent. Warsh, whom the Senate confirmed last month, faces [...]
YOUTUBE (The Hill) - Powell out at Fed, or is he? Warsh confirmation advances as interest rates hold steady | Sunrise
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said Wednesday that he plans to stay on at the central bank as a governor after his term as chair ends next month “for a period of time to be determined.” The Federal Reserve kept interest rates steady on Wednesday as President Trump’s new pick to lead the bank inched closer to confirmation. #Interestrates #Federalreserve #Jeromepowell
JUSTTHENEWS (Kevin Killough) - Federal Reserve holds rates steady, but with significant disagreement
The vote was split 8-4, with officials expressing varying reasons for their vote.
DAILYCALLER (Ryan Meilstrup) - 4 Fed Members Send Jerome Powell Out To Pasture By Bucking Him On Final Interest Rate Decision
'additional adjustments to the target range for the federal funds rate'
AXIOS (Neil Irwin) - Fed holds rates steady amid the most dissents in decades
The Federal Reserve left interest rates steady in what was almost certainly Jerome Powell's final meeting as its leader, but there were the most internal dissents at a Fed meeting in 34 years. The big picture: The surprising dissents show that Kevin Warsh , whose confirmation to lead the Fed is pending in the Senate, will face significant internal resistance to delivering the interest rate cuts that President Trump desires. Driving the news: The central bank's policy committee left its target interest rate in a range between 3.5% and 3.75% for the third straight meeting to start 2026 and made only small changes to its policy statement. - Three reserve bank presidents — Beth Hammack (Cleveland), Neel Kashkari (Minneapolis) and Lorie…
The Federal Reserve left interest rates steady in what was almost certainly Jerome Powell's final meeting as its leader, but there were the most internal dissents at a Fed meeting in 34 years. The big picture: The surprising dissents show that Kevin Warsh , whose confirmation to lead the Fed is pending in the Senate, will face significant internal resistance to delivering the interest rate cuts that President Trump desires. Driving the news: The central bank's policy committee left its target interest rate in a range between 3.5% and 3.75% for the third straight meeting to start 2026 and made only small changes to its policy statement. - Three reserve bank presidents — Beth Hammack (Cleveland), Neel Kashkari (Minneapolis) and Lorie…Open
JUSTTHENEWS (Kevin Killough) - Federal Reserve expected to hold interest steady in Powell's final policy meeting as chair
The global energy shock stemming from the U.S.-Iran conflict in the Middle East is creating economic uncertainty as the Federal Open Market Committee meets to discuss policy.
NYTIMES (Colby Smith) - Transition to a New Fed Chair Is Unlikely to Mean Immediate Rate Cuts
The Federal Reserve is expected to hold interest rates steady this week as Jerome H. Powell presides over what is likely to be his last meeting as chair.
JUSTTHENEWS (The Center Square Staff) - With two dissenters, Fed keeps interest rates steady in first meeting of 2026
Two governors on the board, Stephen Miran and Christopher Waller, voted against keeping the rates steady, instead suggesting lowering rates by 0.25%.