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On Friday, the newly appointed chairman of the Federal Reserve delivered a speech that revealed a growing civil war within the administration and may have put him on a \u201ccollision course\u201d with President Donald Trump. This is according to the American Conservative<\/u>, which explained on Tuesday how the fight over economic policy is headed toward a \u201cshowdown.\u201d<\/p>\n

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\u201cKevin Warsh gave his first major speech as chairman of the Federal Reserve on August 28 at this year\u2019s Jackson Hole Economic Policy Symposium,\u201d writes the American Conservative. There Warsh offered \u201cclues about the Fed\u2019s future direction \u2014 as much as he might prefer not to \u2014 and perhaps even set himself on a collision course with President Trump.\u201d As the magazine elaborates, Warsh has gone to \u201cwar\u201d against the concept of \u201cforward guidance,\u201d which is \u201cFed slang for broadcasting monetary policy moves well in advance\u201d and has been regular practice over the past two decades. While Warsh explained that it was \u201cintended to maintain calm in the markets during economically tumultuous periods,\u201d he \u201cbelieves it has overstayed its welcome, as markets have become too reliant on this information, locking the central bank into whatever policy it foreshadowed regardless of subsequent changes in circumstances.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cAs he noted at Jackson Hole last week, forward guidance can in fact lead markets, businesses, and households astray, obstructing the ability of policymakers to make rate decisions based on hard data,\u201d writes the Conservative. \u201cEmphasizing the need to find the proper relationship between financial markets and the Fed, Warsh added that: \u2018The Fed needs clear market signals, as unfiltered as possible from market internals: the level and change in asset prices across sectors, the prices and trading volumes of Treasury securities, the foreign exchange value of the dollar, the cost and availability of credit, and the price of a broad set of commoditie.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n

The Conservative notes that \u201cIn the reference to Treasury securities, one cannot help but see a jab at Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent\u2019s recent maneuvers. In August, the national debt rose to exceed $40 trillion, while 30-year Treasury yields jumped to almost two-decade highs. The increasing burden of the debt on government financing has pushed up interest rates, as buyers price in the risk of non-payment. By buying back some of these long-term bonds, Bessent hopes to bring down yields on the long end of the yield curve (the normally upward sloping curve showing the difference between short- and long-term bond yields) and thus lower borrowing costs for the government.\u201d<\/p>\n

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That effort failed, and Warsh is now making it clear that he is \u201cagainst distorting such an important signal as the Treasury yield.\u201d According to the Conservative, \u201cWarsh has continued to highlight the central bank\u2019s focus on price stability over the employment side of the dual mandate. In his Jackson Hole address, he characterized the labor market as \u2018stable,\u2019 and spent considerable time digging into the various inflation indicators that remain concerning. He reiterated that \u2018the responsibility for 65 months of sustained, elevated inflation sits squarely with the central bank. And that is where it belongs.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n

Financial experts interpreted this as a sign that rate hikes are on the way, which is exactly the opposite of what Trump wanted when he appointed Warsh to the Fed. According to the National Conservative, the president has pushed for rate cuts despite high inflation. So far he has blamed the \u201cvery political\u201d Fed board for resisting his demands, saying that \u201cKevin is fantastic,\u201d but if Warsh raises interest rates as expected, it would \u201cplace him directly in the president\u2019s crosshairs.\u201d At the same time, however, \u201cposturing as an advocate for rate maintenance or cuts will likely undermine his credibility with markets.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cTo maintain his inflation hawk credentials,\u201d the magazine concludes, \u201cWarsh may have to upset his president.\u201d<\/p>\n

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