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Warsh’s Big Test at Jackson Hole

Investors want Kevin Warsh, the Fed chairman, to address inflation, interest rates and the bond market in a major speech. Some worry he won’t say enough.

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Investors are eagerly awaiting today’s speech by Kevin Warsh, the Fed chairman.

In Trump’s Washington, Ballooning National Debt Stirs Little Action

28 August 2026 at 00:15
The relative indifference to the news that the U.S. government now owes $40 trillion demonstrates how drastically the politics of deficit spending has changed.

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A sign showing the national debt last week at a bus stop in Washington.
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