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Fed Chairman Warsh Describes Rate Hike as Sober Decision Removing Accommodation

NewsCorrections Staff · Wednesday, September 16, 2026 · 1 min read
Corrected from Bloomberg: “‘Inflation is too high and has been for too long,’ says Kevin Warsh as Fed announces rate hikes – live”

The Guardian headline attributed the quote 'Inflation is too high and has been for too long' to Kevin Warsh. Source material instead shows Warsh stating the decision was sober and that policymakers removed a dose of accommodation after the quarter-point hike. The original reporting misstated the chairman's comments on the FOMC action.

Fed Chairman Warsh Describes Rate Hike as Sober Decision Removing Accommodation
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Federal Reserve Chairman Kevin Warsh said the decision was a sober one after the FOMC raised interest rates by a quarter percentage point. Bloomberg reported his additional statement that policymakers removed a dose of accommodation with the move following more than one hundred days of preparation.

The Guardian and Daily Wire instead centered coverage on tensions with President Trump over the move without including Warsh's description of the action as responsible and serious. PBS NewsHour limited its analysis to effects on borrowers and savers.

Kay Haigh of Goldman Sachs Asset Management noted the limited scope of expected further hikes per the SEP according to The Guardian.

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“‘Inflation is too high and has been for too long,’ says Kevin Warsh as Fed announces rate hikes – live”
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“Fed Chairman Warsh Describes Rate Hike as Sober Decision Removing Accommodation”
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