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Fed Holds Rates as Warsh Signals Shift Toward Possible 2026 Hike

High inflation plus energy-driven price shocks have pushed policymakers to lean toward a tighter path for rates later this year.

Bank of Japan Raises Policy Rate to 1.0% in 31‑Year Move

Warsh Takes Charge as Fed Signals Tougher Line on Inflation

Kevin Warsh Sworn In as Federal Reserve Chair

Bitcoin Fails to Reclaim $80,000 as ETF Redemptions and Higher Yields Weigh on Market

Markets Steady After Trump Pauses Planned Iran Strike as Oil Eases

Fed Officials See Inflation Shock From Iran War, Push Cuts Further Out

Fed Holds Rates as Iran Shock Lifts Inflation Risk, Rare Dissents Expose Split

Justice Department Closes Powell Probe, Opening Path for Warsh at the Fed

Federal Reserve Urges Judge to Keep Powell Subpoenas Quashed After DOJ Admits No Evidence

Oil Leaps Past $108 as Hormuz Disruptions and New Strikes Jolt Markets Before Fed

U.S. Push for Hormuz Escort Coalition Yields No Pledges as Oil Tops $100

Judge Quashes DOJ Subpoenas to Fed in Powell Probe

Bessent Won’t Rule Out Legal Action as Warsh Fed Nomination Tests Central Bank Independence

Silver Plunges as Precious-Metals Rebound Unravels on Fed and Dollar Jitters

Gold Soars Past $5,500 to Fresh Record as Silver Nears $120

Fed Pauses Easing, Holds Rates at 3.50%–3.75% as Inflation Stays Elevated

Gold Tops $5,200 as Dollar Slides After Trump Remarks

Gold and Silver Set Records as Bitcoin Holds Near $88,000

Supreme Court Signals It Will Keep Lisa Cook on Fed Board for Now