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By Pankaj K
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What Warsh Actually Said. He didn't lay out a specific policy roadmap. No exact rate levels, no timeline, no clear signal…
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Dollar Sensitivity to Fed Signals. Currency markets are famously reactive to central bank communication.
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What Traders Are Watching Next. The dollar's next move probably won't come from another speech. It'll come from the data.
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The dollar isn't moving much. But the reason why tells you a lot about where markets are right now.
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Former Federal Reserve Governor Kevin Warsh spoke Thursday, and his message was pretty blunt: the Fed may not be done fighting inflation. Not even close.
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He acknowledged that inflation has come down some. Progress was made, sure. But he cautioned that the job might not be complete — his words — which is a direct shot across the…
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The Fed has spent the past couple of years hammering rates higher to bring inflation under control. It's been a long, grinding process.
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Some analysts, watching the same data Warsh is watching, think the Fed could go more aggressive again if the numbers turn ugly.
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That's the scenario keeping currency traders cautious.
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Related: Dollar Surges Near One-Week High as PCE Data Fuels Fed Rate Concerns
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Currency markets are famously reactive to central bank communication. A single speech can move the dollar index by a meaningful amount on a slow day.
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What breaks it? New data, mostly. The next inflation print, the next jobs report. If those come in hotter than expected, the case for more Fed action gets stronger, and the…
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The broader economic backdrop isn't making this easier. Growth concerns haven't gone away. Global financial conditions are still choppy.
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Market participants are also watching how the rest of the Fed responds. Warsh isn't a current voting member, but former governors carry weight.
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The dollar's next move probably won't come from another speech. It'll come from the data. Warsh basically said as much — the Fed's adaptability depends on what the economic…
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