Warsh tightened more by pausing than by lifting rates, this bond-market veteran argues. Here’s the math.
MarketWatch· Steve Goldstein· Aug 3, 2026 · 9:18 AM
It sounds paradoxical, but Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh may have tightened the economy by not lifting interest rates than he would have by actually increasing them.
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