Trump tries to fire Warsh in 2026?

Fed’s Warsh faces fresh challenge from Trump

BESSENT ON FED RAISE: TRUMP ALSO CONFIDENT IN WARSH

U.S. Treasury Secretary Bessent on Fed Raise: Trump Also Confident in Warsh

Trump Backs Kevin Warsh After Fed Rate Hike: October 2026 Outlook. • President Donald Trump continued to back Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh after the September 2026 Fed rate hike, even as he ma

Trump spent months attacking the Fed for keeping rates too high, but after it raised them Wednesday, he cast himself as having blessed it in a call to Fed Chairman Kevin Warsh in the days before the decision. • • The truce is the clearest sign yet that Warsh has, for now, reset a relationship in which the White House treated the central bank as an adversary. • • The risk is that it lasts only until the Fed raises rates again. Trump's account of a hostile committee could leave investors wondering whether Warsh is leading the Fed or being carried along by it. • • Some observers see a face-saving exercise by Trump while others wonder about a dangerous equilibrium: A White House that actually believes the increase, and any that follow, are being forced on Warsh could invite the administration to attempt to remove officials it thinks are obstructing him. • • w/@schwartzbWSJ • •

Trump spent months attacking the Fed for keeping rates too high, but after it raised them Wednesday, he cast himself as having blessed it in a call to Fed Chairman Kevin Warsh in the days before the decision. • • The truce is the clearest sign yet that Warsh has, for now, reset a relationship in which the White House treated the central bank as an adversary. • • The risk is that it lasts only until the Fed raises rates again. Trump's account of a hostile committee could leave investors wondering whether Warsh is leading the Fed or being carried along by it. • • Some observers see a face-saving exercise by Trump while others wonder about a dangerous equilibrium: A White House that actually believes the increase, and any that follow, are being forced on Warsh could invite the administration to attempt to remove officials it thinks are obstructing him. • • w/@schwartzbWSJ • •

Trump backs Fed's Warsh following rate hike

Trump chose Warsh to lead the Fed with the goal of lowering interest rates... but Warsh raised them. Trump chose him to head the Fed amid repeated calls for interest rate cuts, but Kevin Warsh has now led the first US interest rate hike in more than three years. The Fed raised interest rates by 25 basis points to 3.75%-4% unanimously, while Fed officials predict further tightening is possible in 2026. Does Warsh's decision strengthen the Fed's independence from Trump's pressure, or are we witnessing the beginning of a larger confrontation between the White House and the central bank? #Arabic_Business

Despite Trump's backlash against the Fed's interest rate hike, confidence in Warsh remains "unshaken."

Warsh challenges Trump; interest rate hike ignites the US president's anger at the Fed #Arabic_Business

Warsh's Fed shows "independence" by shifting to interest rate hikes Trump criticized the FOMC's decision to raise the policy interest rate by 0.25%, saying, "Lower American interest rates. And do it quickly." However, he criticized the Board of Governors, not the chairman whom he himself appointed.

"Interest rates should be 1% or less": Donald Trump accuses the Fed of raising rates for "political reasons," but spares Kevin Warsh, who is standing up to him.

"Interest rates should be 1% or less": Donald Trump accuses the Fed of raising rates for "political reasons," but spares Kevin Warsh, who is standing up to him.

Kevin Warsh raised rates and gave investors little reason to think it's a one-off. The Fed chairman's language suggests the central bank sees more work ahead, even if its projections show just one more hike. • • His comment about having "removed a dose of accommodation" is Fed-speak for stimulus, meaning officials don't think rates are restraining the economy even after raising them. • • He also cited geopolitics as a reason to act. His comment about a change in "our judgment about what is the most likely or least likely" outcome suggests the Fed is no longer treating the energy shock as something to wait out. • • That led one analyst, BNP's James Egelhof, to suggest that the first hike and the additional 2026 hike penciled into the rate projections is "likely a down payment on what might need to be a much more prolonged policy tightening cycle." • • President Trump said Wednesday evening that he was standing by the chairman, who he said has “a very tough board" that is politically opposed to him. “I talked to Kevin. I said, ‘You might as well vote with the board because it’s not going to matter." • • Warsh declined to discuss his conversations with the president but said the choice to raise rates had been “one that we have been preparing for and thinking about” since he arrived at the Fed in May. He called it a “sober,” “serious,” and “responsible” decision. • •

Warsh's shift to interest rate hikes demonstrates "independence"; Trump refrains from criticizing the chairman.

Trump stated that he still supports Federal Reserve Chairman Kevin Warsh, and said he spoke with Warsh shortly before the central bank unanimously voted to raise interest rates.

Trump Says He Backs Warsh After Central Bank Raised Interest Rates -- WSJ

Trump says he still has confidence in Fed Chair Warsh, demands 1% or lower interest rates

Trump blames Fed board, not Warsh, for rate hikes

[UPDATE] Trump says he still has confidence in Fed Chair Warsh, demands 1% or lower interest rates (first reported at 2026-09-16T20:45:38+0000)

TRUMP LASHES OUT AT FED AFTER WARSH BACKS RATE HIKE • • President Trump criticized the Fed after its unanimous 25bp hike to 3.75%–4.00%, demanding rates be cut to 1% or lower. • • Trump said he still has confidence in Fed Chair Kevin Warsh but called the Fed board “very hostile” and “very political.” • • Meanwhile, 16 of 18 policymakers see at least one more hike this year, with Warsh warning that inflation remains “too high” and underlying trends have not improved.

Live: Trump claims Fed decision to raise interest rates came from 'hostile board' rather than chairman Kevin Warsh

TRUMP: STILL HAVE CONFIDENCE IN FED CHAIR WARSH

US President Trump: Relying on Fed Chairman Warsh

Trump: I still have confidence in Federal Reserve Chairman Kevin Warsh. #Breaking #Here_is_the_Kingdom

Trump: . The interest rate is too high and doesn't reflect the true state of the economy. . I want Kevin Warsh to be independent.

Trump says he still has confidence in Fed Chair Warsh

Trump: I want Kevin Warsh to be independent.

Trump: Still Have Confidence in Fed Chair Warsh

Live: Notably, the president did not once mention Warsh, at least for now. He left out any criticism of his recent choice to serve as Fed chairman. In contrast, Trump frequently attacked Mr. Warsh’s predecessor, Jerome H. Powell, in direct and often personal ways.