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Dollar weakens as Fed’s Warsh declines to hint at October rate rise
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Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh did not signal an October rate decision while speaking at the IMF-World Bank annual meetings in Bangkok on 16 October. Markets were already watching for the October 27–28 meeting after September’s rate hike, and Warsh also said the path for AI would be “very bumpy.” The dollar weakened in response in trading tied to the IMF meetings, alongside expectations that had built after CPI data.
What this rests on
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The dollar weakened after Warsh’s comments at the IMF meetings.
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The dollar move came after CPI data raised bets on possible back-to-back rate rises.
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At the IMF-World Bank annual meetings in Bangkok on 16 October, Kevin Warsh did not give a signal on whether the Fed would raise rates again at the October 27–28 meeting.
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Warsh said the path for AI would be “very bumpy.”
What it means
What changed in practice was that Warsh did not add a fresh indication about an October rate move, while the meeting itself and September’s hike remained part of the backdrop. The uncertainty around the next decision stayed in place, and the comments did not alter the fact that markets had already been pricing in the possibility of back-to-back rises.
Market reaction
+0.60 %
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$2.8Tmarket cap at publication
12series points
The move was larger before the first headline than after. That is an observation, not an explanation: the market also moves on things nobody publishes.
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Financial Times
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Oct 16 05:25
Financial Times
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Oct 16 07:47
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Its angle: intelligence, artificial, september; with quotes
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