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Trump: Warsh Should Have Voted Against Fed Rate Hike
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Moneycontrol•01-10-2026, 17:51
Trump: Warsh Should Have Voted Against Fed Rate Hike
- •President Donald Trump stated that Federal Reserve Chairman Kevin Warsh should have voted against the recent interest rate hike.
- •Trump told Time Magazine he would have voted against the board if he were Warsh, but doesn't blame him for the unanimous decision.
- •The Fed raised interest rates by a quarter percentage point last month, despite Trump's consistent pressure to lower borrowing costs.
- •Trump claims the Fed board is "very hostile" and politically motivated, accusing them of having "Trump derangement syndrome."
- •Despite his criticism of the board, Trump maintains confidence in Warsh, his hand-picked chairman.
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President Donald Trump stated that Federal Reserve Chairman Kevin Warsh should have voted against the central bank's decision to hike interest rates last month. However, Trump emphasized that he does not blame Warsh personally for the move, pointing instead to what he described as a politically motivated board.
The Federal Reserve voted unanimously to raise interest rates by a quarter percentage point and penciled in an additional hike later in the year as part of measures aimed at containing inflation.
President Donald Trump previously assailed Kevin Warsh's predecessor, Jerome Powell, for not moving more aggressively to lower borrowing costs.
