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Fed Minutes Reveal Deep Divide on Rate Path as Powell Succession Looms

Minutes from the Federal Reserve's January policy meeting, released Wednesday, showed officials broadly endorsing a pause in rate cuts but sharply divided on what comes next, with some members open to resuming easing if inflation continues to cool and others arguing for an extended hold — a split that is amplifying market uncertainty ahead of Friday's critical GDP and PCE data release.

Kevin Warsh Nomination Advances as Markets Weigh Federal Reserve Independence Risk and Monetary Policy Shift

President Trump's nomination of former Federal Reserve Governor Kevin Warsh to succeed Jerome Powell as Fed chair remains a defining market overhang, with Senate confirmation complicated by bipartisan resistance tied to the administration's criminal investigation into Powell. As Powell's term expires in May, investors are recalibrating rate-cut expectations and reassessing rate-sensitive sectors from housing to financials given Warsh's historically hawkish monetary policy record.

Odds Rise for Kevin Warsh as Next Federal Reserve Chair, Markets React

Financial markets responded to shifting expectations around the next Federal Reserve chair as prediction markets and political signals increasingly favored veteran economist Kevin Warsh over other contenders. The change in outlook weighed on safe-haven assets and influenced Treasury yields, while equities held near recent highs as traders parsed implications for monetary policy direction and rate expectations in 2026.