Warsh Testimony July 2026: No Rate Cuts, Five Task Forces, and a Line on Independence
Chair Kevin Warsh delivered his first semiannual monetary policy testimony to the House Financial Services Committee on July 14 with markets watching for any hint of a pivot. They did not get one. The prepared remarks, posted to federalreserve.gov before the 10 a.m. gavel fell, confirmed the consensus view that the Fed would reaffirm its 2% inflation commitment while withholding forward guidance. But Warsh went further than expected on two fronts: he announced five formal policy task forces and planted an explicit flag on central bank independence that his predecessor had carefully avoided. Key Takeaways Warsh declared "no tolerance for persistently elevated inflation" and held the fed funds…
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