Fed Chair Kevin Warsh Outlines New Monetary Policy Era at IMF-World Bank 2026 in Bangkok

Key summary

Kevin Warsh, the 17th Chairman of the US Federal Reserve, addressed the IMF-World Bank 2026 conference in Bangkok after completing 148 days in office. He emphasized a shift away from pre-meeting market signaling and urged policymakers to focus on current economic realities rather than relying on outdated statistics or future predictions for 2027 or 2028. Warsh highlighted three key challenges regarding artificial intelligence, including short-term demand surges, the need for new data analysis tools, and structural labor market uncertainties over the next 12 to 18 months. He also announced a special task force of five external experts studying productivity and inflation, with their first field visit scheduled for November 16 in California.