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October 2026 FOMC Preview: A Decision With No Dot Plot

October 2026 FOMC Preview: A Decision With No Dot Plot

October 11, 2026

The Federal Open Market Committee meets on October 27 and 28, four weeks after raising interest rates for the first...

The 1951 Treasury-Fed Accord: The Agreement Warsh Wants to Rewrite

The 1951 Treasury-Fed Accord: The Agreement Warsh Wants to Rewrite

September 11, 2026

Most of the arguments about Federal Reserve independence being made this month are really arguments about a two-paragraph press release...

The Independence Premium: When Bond Markets Price Politics, Not Inflation

The Independence Premium: When Bond Markets Price Politics, Not Inflation

September 10, 2026

The 10-year Treasury yield reached 4.85% this week, its highest level since October 2023. The conventional explanation is inflation: oil...

September 2026 FOMC Preview: What Would Have to Change for a Cut

September 2026 FOMC Preview: What Would Have to Change for a Cut

August 26, 2026

Outcome — 16 September 2026: The FOMC raised the target range by 25 basis points to 3.75%–4.00% in a unanimous...

Jackson Hole 2026 Preview: Warsh’s First Keynote and a Payments Agenda

Jackson Hole 2026 Preview: Warsh’s First Keynote and a Payments Agenda

August 23, 2026

Update — 7 October 2026: This preview was published before the 27–29 August symposium. Three weeks later, on 16 September,...

June 2026 FOMC Recap: Fed Holds, Dot Plot Flips Hawkish in Warsh’s Debut

June 2026 FOMC Recap: Fed Holds, Dot Plot Flips Hawkish in Warsh’s Debut

Caglar A.
June 30, 2026

The Fed held rates 12-0 in June 2026, but the dot plot flipped hawkish - erasing the 2026 cut and lifting the median to ~3.8% in Kevin Warsh's first meeting.

When Will the Fed Cut Rates in 2026? What the FOMC Needs to See

When Will the Fed Cut Rates in 2026? What the FOMC Needs to See

Caglar A.
May 29, 2026

Fed holds at 3.50-3.75% for 3 straight meetings. June 16-17 likely a hold. The 4 conditions required before a cut, and what to watch next.