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Warsh’s hawkish signal lifts rate-hike expectations, though September timing remains uncertain

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Kevin Warsh has signaled that the Federal Reserve may need to raise interest rates if inflation remains above its target, a stance markets interpreted as hawkish.Backed by 1 sourcesReuters Market pricing put the probability of a September rate hike at about 60%, up from roughly 40% previously.Backed by 1 sourcesReuters

Barclays now expects two additional Federal Reserve rate hikes this year following Warsh’s speech.Backed by 1 sourceswkzo.com Other market participants are not convinced that Warsh’s comments necessarily mean a September hike will occur.Backed by 1 sourcesCNBC

Warsh’s comments were characterized as hawkish, but the timing of any September rate increase remained an open question.Context from one sourcemorningstar.com.au

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