Warsh Stresses Price Stability, Offers No Signal on October or December Rates

Burlington Plattsburgh, VT, October 16, 2026 —

Federal Reserve Chairman Kevin Warsh emphasized the importance of price stability while declining to indicate how the central bank might decide on interest rates at its upcoming October and December meetings.

Warsh’s comments come after the Federal Reserve’s recent quarter-point interest rate increase in September. The summary of his remarks did not specify the year, provide further details about the September decision, or describe the economic conditions behind it.

His remarks offered no signal about whether rates could rise, fall or remain unchanged at either upcoming meeting. The information provided also did not include a timetable for any future changes, Warsh’s reasoning beyond the emphasis on price stability, or details about how policymakers are assessing prices.

The distinction leaves the central bank’s next rate decisions open. Warsh underscored price stability as important, but did not connect that emphasis to a specific action at the October or December meetings. No additional comments from other Federal Reserve officials or details about the meetings were provided.

The available information does not specify the size of the interest rate increase in other terms beyond identifying it as a quarter-point move, nor does it provide the exact date of the September decision. It also does not say whether the increase was part of a broader series of changes. Those details were not included in the account of Warsh’s remarks.

For now, the reported position is limited to Warsh’s emphasis on price stability and his decision not to preview the next two interest rate decisions. The Federal Reserve’s plans for October and December remain unspecified in the information provided.

Story summarized from the original created by ELAINE KURTENBACH, Associated Press on www.mychamplainvalley.com, see more information here.

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