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Warsh’s First Test as Fed Chairman: Reading the AI Boom

New Federal Reserve Chairman Kevin Warsh held his first meeting and kept interest rates steady at 3.5%. He is assessing whether the AI productivity boom will mirror economic patterns from 1996 or 1999. Warsh is drawing inspiration from the approach of the late Alan Greenspan.

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Warsh has officially assumed the chairmanship and conducted his first FOMC meeting.

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  1. Kevin Warsh's Fed Debut Centers on AI Boom and Interest Rates

    New Federal Reserve Chairman Kevin Warsh held his first meeting and kept interest rates steady at 3.5%. He is assessing whether the AI productivity boom will mirror economic patterns from 1996 or 1999. Warsh is drawing inspiration from the approach of the late Alan Greenspan.

    What's confirmed:

    • Kevin Warsh is the new Chairman of the Federal Reserve.
    • The Federal Reserve held interest rates steady at 3.5% during Warsh's first meeting.
    • Warsh is evaluating the impact of the AI boom on productivity and price pressures.
    • Warsh views Alan Greenspan as the central banker he wants to exemplify.

    Still unconfirmed:

    • Warsh believes AI could drive disinflation similar to the internet boom of the 1990s.
    • Warsh has shifted toward an inflation hawk persona after previously suggesting rate cuts.
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