Warsh Set for Showdown With Trump as Fed Faces Pressure to Raise Rates — Live Feedhttps://www.live-feeds.com/feed/warsh-set-for-showdown-with-trump-as-fed-faces-pressure-to-raise-ratesContinuously updated, source-cited coverage. Fed Faces Pressure to Raise Rates as Warsh Heads Toward Showdownhttps://www.live-feeds.com/feed/warsh-set-for-showdown-with-trump-as-fed-faces-pressure-to-raise-rateshttps://www.live-feeds.com/feed/warsh-set-for-showdown-with-trump-as-fed-faces-pressure-to-raise-rates#u70072Wed, 16 Sep 2026 09:20:51 +0000Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh faces an imminent showdown with President Donald Trump as the central bank is expected to raise its benchmark interest rate. Barely four months into the job, Warsh is caught between financial markets anticipating a rate increase and Trump, who demands lower or unchanged rates. Economists expect policymakers to side with the markets after Warsh delivered a high-profile speech warning that inflation remains too high. A rate hike would test the truce that began with Warsh's arrival, which ended Trump's prior war with the central bank.Why it mattersThis