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Kevin Warsh — Podcast Appearances & AI Summaries
Kevin Warsh has appeared on 30 podcast episodes in our AI-summarized catalog, including Marketplace, MEMES, WSJ What’s News. Every appearance below has a free 5-minute AI summary.
What Kevin said
“The era of the Federal Reserve holding your hand through every single rate cycle is probably over.”
— Austin Hankwitz, on Kevin Warsh's new playbook of uncertainty.
“The United States is likely to be a big winner over the medium term in this, but we don't view the economics of this zero-sum.”
— Fed Chairman Kevin Warsh on AI's impact
“He said, 'It's hard to believe. It just keeps the country down and so unusual, but we have a very good guy over there right now. So I'm guided by what he wants.'”
— Neil quoting President Trump on Kevin Warsh.
“I don't believe in forward guidance. I don't believe that I should be previewing for you what a future decision might be.”
— Kevin Warsh
“The Fed must not be ruled by pointy head economists pouring over outdated models.”
— Kevin Warsh
“Well, Senator, the Federal Reserve in recent years has wandered outside of its remit, wandered into other people. I'm asking for something unprepared to Donald Trump on. If I'm confirmed the Senate, the Federal Reserve should stay in its lane.”
— Kevin Warsh, sidestepping Senator Warren's question on disagreeing with Trump's agenda.
Episode appearances
30 Silver and Gold: Why the Long-Term Thesis Overpowers One Bad Friday A single speech at Jackson Hole sent gold and silver prices tumbling on Friday, but the host of this episode argues that nothing…
Warsh Says the Fight Against Inflation Isn’t Over Federal Reserve Chairman Kevin Warsh delivered his first major speech today, and traders walked away betting on a rate hike. Warsh signaled that…
Nepal Floods, Fed Chair Speech, and Kennedy Center Name Fight The death toll from catastrophic flooding in Nepal has risen above 500, with more than 1,500 people still missing. Loved ones are…
The host of Ron's Basement presents a packed episode covering multiple developments in gold and silver markets. The dominant theme is that precious metals are entering a powerful new phase,…
The Federal Reserve’s annual Jackson Hole symposium kicks off later this week in Wyoming, and the main event—Fed Chair Kevin Warsh’s Friday keynote—is drawing unusual attention precisely because…
Scott Bessent’s Bond Market Intervention Fails, Walmart Warns on Consumer Spending, and a Terrible Chinese Animated Movie Becomes a Hit Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent tried something unusual…
When Genius Failed, Again The hedge fund was called Situational Awareness. Its 24-year-old founder, Leopold Aschenbrenner, had been a wunderkind—Columbia at 15, valedictorian, fired from OpenAI…
"All of Korea got liquidated." That is how the Bankless weekly rollup opens — and it is not hyperbole. The Korean stock index (the KOSPI) fell roughly 40% in July, triggering a cascade of margin…
Fed Uncertainty, Slowing GDP, and Big Tech's Capex Dilemma The Federal Reserve's latest meeting delivered a surprise that rattled markets—not because of what it did, but because of what it refused…
Here is a summary of the episode. --- Nearly half of House Democrats voted with a Republican to cut off over $3 billion in military aid to Israel, a rare break from party leadership that laid bare…
In a first-of-its-kind move by a U.S. state, New York Governor Kathy Hochul has imposed a one-year moratorium on new large data centers, defined as those using 50 megawatts or more. The pause is…
President Trump traveled to North Dakota on Wednesday for the opening of the Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library, flying aboard a new Air Force One — a retrofitted Boeing 747-800 that was a…
What Would Make Kevin Warsh Consider a "Fed Put?" The relationship between the Federal Reserve and financial markets is delicate. The Fed doesn't want markets to think it's worried about asset…
In his first FOMC meeting as Federal Reserve chair, Kevin Warsh delivered a statement so short and direct that Fed watcher Axel Merk called it “brilliant.” Warsh cut the statement to a few…
Warsh Tightens the Fed's Lips, Carvana Builds a Car "Playground," and Qantas Bets on 21-Hour Flights Kevin Warsh, who took over as Fed chair from Jerome Powell last month, used his first meeting…
When the going gets tough, just keep spending Federal Reserve Chairman Kevin Warsh held his first press conference today, and the word "consumer" was mentioned exactly once. That's striking…
The episode covers a mix of last week's US-China leadership meetings, sharp moves in global bond markets, fresh inflation data, ongoing debates over Federal Reserve policy, and signs of Bitcoin…
President Trump is returning to Washington after meetings with Chinese President Xi Jinping, but American soybean farmers say the talks failed to deliver the concrete action they need to compete…
Google and Amazon Cloud Revenue Surges, Meta Tanks After Earnings Jerome Powell's final Fed meeting ended with four dissenting votes—the most since 1992—as three regional presidents wanted to drop…
The Supreme Court struck down Louisiana’s congressional map as an unconstitutional racial gerrymander, the Pentagon’s top financial official put the first public price tag on the Iran War at $25…
The Senate confirmation hearing for Kevin Warsh, Donald Trump’s pick to lead the Federal Reserve, turned into a blistering interrogation over independence, undisclosed wealth, and the economic…
Iran’s leadership has not responded to President Trump’s decision to indefinitely extend the ceasefire, but an advisor to Iran’s Parliament speaker called the move a ploy to buy time for a…
Kevin Warsh, the former Fed governor tapped by President Trump to replace Jerome Powell as chair of the Federal Reserve, faced the Senate Banking Committee yesterday in a confirmation hearing that…
Iran’s most senior leaders have yet to respond to President Trump’s decision to indefinitely extend the ceasefire, but an advisor to Iran’s parliament speaker called the move a ploy to buy time…
President Trump announced today that the U.S. will extend its ceasefire with Iran, which was set to expire tomorrow, while maintaining a blockade of Iranian ports until Tehran presents a “unified…
Vice President JD Vance’s planned trip to Islamabad for peace talks with Iran has been delayed because the Iranians have not yet agreed to attend, and the clock is running out on a two-week…
In his confirmation hearing before the Senate Banking Committee, Kevin Warsh, President Trump’s nominee to lead the Federal Reserve, faced sharp questioning from Democratic Senator Elizabeth…
Trump's Fed pick heads to Capitol Hill as energy diversification picks up steam Kevin Warsh, President Trump's nominee to lead the Federal Reserve, faces his nomination hearing on Capitol Hill…
A federal judge in New York has ordered the Trump administration to reinstate thousands of probationary employees who were fired across multiple agencies, calling the mass terminations an illegal…
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