Notes on the Week Ahead
Notes on the Week Ahead
Dr. David Kelly
The Federal Reserve – New Leadership, Same Landscape
8 minutes Posted Feb 2, 2026 at 10:25 am.
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On Friday, the President announced Kevin Warsh as his pick for Fed Chair. Warsh has a track record of hawkishness from his previous stint as Fed governor. He has also annunciated a broad philosophy that the Fed has moved too far from its original mandate by promoting ESG objectives and in enabling excessive federal spending through quantitative easing. That being said, he has argued more recently that the Fed should cut interest rates more aggressively.