Warsh leaves the next Fed decision open

The Fed chair discussed AI and the economy without signalling the next rate move.

By The Side Street17 October 2026 · 1 min read

The Federal Reserve’s Eccles Building in 2011. File photograph; not the Bangkok event. Photo: Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System / Public domain. Cropped for layout.

News brief · Reporting published October 16, 2026.

WSJ reports that Kevin Warsh, speaking to financial leaders in Bangkok, offered no indication of whether the Federal Reserve would increase rates at its next meeting. He expressed confidence in the US economy and highlighted artificial intelligence’s potential.

The remarks leave the next decision unresolved; they should not be read as a commitment to either a rise or a hold.

Source: Read the original WSJ report.

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