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Counting the votes: Warsh faces a tough battle as the Fed girds for expected interest rate hike
Traders were pricing in a better than 92% probability of a rate increase, as well as a more than 75% chance for another one in December.
Gold and silver prices are under pressure right now, and this week's Fed decision could determine what comes next.
Fed Chairman Kevin Warsh is up against it.
The real problem with inflation isn't Kevin Warsh -- and it might be beyond his power to fix it anytime soon.
Earlier this month, Druckenmiller, whose views of the Fed and U.S. monetary policy have become closely scrutinized due to his close ties with Warsh and Bessent, put his name to a scathing Wall Street Journal op-ed, slamming his former protégé for attempting to manipulate and lower long-term bond yields.
I take a look at two deeply undervalued opportunities that are likely to be beneficiaries of the possible rate hikes. Read the full analysis here.
Some economists are calling on the central bank to wait before raising interest rates, out of concern the economy may be vulnerable beneath the surface.
Markets were betting on a 90% chance of a Federal Reserve rate hike at Wednesday’s policy meeting, according to CME FedWatch, as reported by Yahoo Finance. FOMC Polymarket odds are similar, at an 82% chance of a hike.