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Warsh's Push to Drop Fed Rate Guidance Risks Higher U.S. Borrowing Costs, Investors Warn

6/21/2026

Warsh, the new Federal Reserve chair, is pressing to eliminate the central bank's forward guidance on interest rates — a move investors warn could push U.S.

Traders are bracing for increased market volatility as Warsh declines to provide a dot plot, the Fed's projection tool for communicating the future path of interest rates.

The Dot Plot and Its Market Function The dot plot has served as a cornerstone of Federal Reserve communication, giving market participants a published framework for where policymakers expect rates to travel.

Warsh's push to remove it eliminates the most direct signal investors have used to anchor rate expectations and calibrate positioning.