The Business Times
business-time-50
SUBSCRIBERS

What bond investors should know about a Warsh-led Federal Reserve

The new chairman’s preferred inflation gauge is different from the one the US central bank currently uses

Summarise
google-preferred-sourceAdd BT as a preferred source
阅读简体中文版 (beta)
    • Kevin Warsh's reassurances that he is committed to the independence of the FOMC need to be balanced against his persistent criticism of the central bank.
    • Kevin Warsh's reassurances that he is committed to the independence of the FOMC need to be balanced against his persistent criticism of the central bank. PHOTO: NYTIMES

    Mickael Benhaim

    Published Tue, May 19, 2026 · 02:28 PM

    KEVIN Warsh has been confirmed as the new chairman of the US Federal Reserve. Is there a risk that under Warsh, the Fed may be unduly influenced by the government, losing its independence?

    What might this mean for bond investors?

    Warsh has stated he is committed to the independence of the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC). Under his leadership, the rate-setting body will, in operational terms, remain free from political interference.

    US Federal ReserveKevin WarshFixed income markets

    TRENDING NOW

    As household size is hardly growing, is there a need to build super-large landed homes?

    Think twice about rebuilding that old landed property into a super-big house to max out GFA

    Trading under the symbol SPCX, SpaceX has picked a handful of brokerage firms to distribute shares in the IPO to retail customers in the US.

    SpaceX’s US$1.75 trillion IPO: How retail investors, including those in Singapore, can buy shares

    The departure of food manufacturing operations from Singapore may not necessarily be reason for concern.

    Yeo’s, Tiger Beer and now Gardenia – flight of food manufacturing from Singapore might be just as planned

    Source of wealth establishment processes are typically the most time-intensive elements in onboarding ultra-high-net-worth clients.

    Battle for Asia’s ultra-rich: ‘Singapore can’t afford to keep losing clients to Dubai, Hong Kong’

    Latest T-bills Treasury Bills Results & Interest NewsLatest SSB Singapore Savings Bonds NewsLatest COE Certificate of Entitlement News
    Latest Johor-Singapore SEZ NewsLatest BTO Build To Order & Sales of Balance NewsLatest STI Straits Times Index NewsLatest SGX Dividends, Share Price NewsLatest Bonds Market NewsLatest Singapore Stocks To Buy NewsLatest Singapore Economy News
    View More