Warsh Emphasizes Price Stability, Offers No Signal on October or December Rates
Federal Reserve Chairman Kevin Warsh emphasized price stability as a key objective but refrained from signaling future interest rate decisions for the upcoming October and December meetings, following a recent rate increase in September.
Portland, OR, October 15, 2026 —
Federal Reserve Chairman Kevin Warsh emphasized price stability as a key objective while declining to indicate what the central bank might do at its upcoming October and December meetings. His remarks followed a rate increase in September, according to the available account.
The account does not specify whether rates will be raised, held steady or lowered at either upcoming meeting. It also provides no details about the size of the September increase, the reasons for that decision or the date and setting of Warsh’s remarks. No further explanation of his comments was provided.
Warsh’s emphasis on price stability identifies an objective, but his remarks, as described, do not amount to guidance on the timing or direction of a future rate decision. The account gives no additional information about the Federal Reserve’s assessment of prices or other economic conditions, and it does not describe how officials may weigh those factors at the next meetings.
The October and December meetings are identified as the next decision points discussed, but their dates were not provided. The available information also does not say whether Warsh offered other comments about the economic outlook or whether any policy decision has been made for those meetings.
For now, the reported position is limited: price stability was highlighted, and no future rate move was signaled. Further details about the September increase and the Federal Reserve’s plans for the later meetings were not included in the account.
Story summarized from the original created by ELAINE KURTENBACH, Associated Press on www.koin.com, see more information here.
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