Warsh Bets on Data-Driven Independence at the Fed

The article portrays Kevin Warsh as pushing a data-first, independent agenda for the Federal Reserve, resisting Trump-era political pressure, criticizing Powell, and signaling that future rate moves will be driven by inflation data rather than politics; his first FOMC stance kept rates steady, reaffirmed a 2% inflation target, and called for reforms to the Fed’s analysis, indicating a shift away from politicking.