Rise and shine: Warsh’s Fed rate test
The Federal Reserve has raised interest rates for the first time since July 2023. For the central bank’s new chair Kevin Warsh, that decision was a test both of monetary policy and politics. A governor’s election in Okinawa is a boon to Japan’s military ambitions. And why summer is a casualty of climate change.
Guests and host:
- Archie Hall, acting economics editor
- Moeka Iida, East Asia reporter
- Andrew Miller, special correspondent
- Rosie Blau, co-host of “The Intelligence”
Topics covered:
- Federal Reserve, Kevin Warsh, interest rates, inflation
- Okinawa, Japan
- Summer, climate change, heatwave
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