https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/warsh-defies-trump-s-calls-for-rate-cut-as-war-stokes-inflationContinuously updated, source-cited coverage. https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/warsh-defies-trump-s-calls-for-rate-cut-as-war-stokes-inflationhttps://www.live-feeds.com/feed/warsh-defies-trump-s-calls-for-rate-cut-as-war-stokes-inflation#u74404Fri, 18 Sep 2026 10:21:41 +0000Federal Reserve Chairman Kevin Warsh has defied calls from Donald Trump for interest rate cuts, pushing monetary policy in the opposite direction as ongoing war fuels inflation concerns. While Trump wants lower borrowing costs, his new Fed chairman has enacted the central bank's first rate hike since 2023. Meanwhile, financial firms like KKR are adjusting their forecasts for US Treasury yields and expecting the Federal Reserve to maintain elevated benchmark rates under Warsh. Gold prices have held steady as lower oil prices and the recent rate increase helped temper broader inflation fear