Kevin Warsh does his job, not Trump’s command

Last week’s rate hike shows why the Fed must be unswayed from White House dictates, threats and firings

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September 21, 2026 - 6:12 PM

Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh speaks during a news conference following Federal Open Market Committee meetings at Federal Reserve Headquarters on Sept. 16, 2026, in Washington, D.C. The Federal Reserve raised interest rates by a quarter of a percentage point in the first increase since 2023. (Andrew Harnik/Getty Images/TNS)

Fed Chair Kevin Warsh and the other 11 members of the central bank’s Federal Open Market Committee last week carried out their mission to control inflation by managing monetary policy and raised the key interest rate to 4%, even though President Donald Trump has been demanding that borrowing costs be cut.

Actually, more than demanding, as Trump has been threatening to cut off trade with any country that the U.S.…

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