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FEDERAL RESERVE

New U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Kevin Warsh holds a news conference after a Federal Open Market Committee meeting in Washington on June 17.
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 25, 2026
Warsh Fed era heralds a new trial for Asian currencies
The Warsh era has arrived. In his first news conference, the chair described it as a new chapter for the Fed. Asia needs to read in quickly.
U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan testifies before the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee in Washington on July 18, 1990.
BUSINESS / FOCUS
Jun 23, 2026
Greenspan¡¯s legacy: From irrational exuberance to 2008 crisis
Some saw the Federal Reserve chair as a driving force for change at the Fed and a guiding light for investors, even as the 2008-09 global financial crisis clouds his legacy.
Former Fed Chairman Alan Greenspan speaks in New York in 2012.
WORLD
Jun 22, 2026
Alan Greenspan, longtime U.S. Federal Reserve chairman, dies at 100
Greenspan died at his home from complications of Parkinson¡¯s Disease.
New U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh holds a news conference in Washington on Wednesday.
BUSINESS / ANALYSIS
Jun 18, 2026
Investors brace for less predictable Fed as Warsh rewrites playbook?
The U.S. Federal Reserve has held rates steady, but projections and comments by Fed Chair Kevin Warsh blindsided traders and led markets to price in a possible hike within months.
U.S. Federal Reserve chairman Kevin Warsh speaks during a news conference in Washington on Wednesday.
BUSINESS / Markets
Jun 18, 2026
Warsh kicks off Fed chief era with sweeping review as rates remain unchanged
The new chairman made an immediate imprint on the Fed by instituting a simplified policy statement stripped of any forward guidance.
Kevin Warsh, chairman of the U.S. Federal Reserve, shakes hands with President Donald Trump during a swearing-in ceremony in the East Room of the White House in Washington on Friday.
BUSINESS / Economy
May 23, 2026
Trump tells Kevin Warsh to do ¡®own thing¡¯ as Fed chair sworn in
Warsh, who has promised the biggest shakeup in decades at the U.S. central bank, was sworn into office Friday in a White House ceremony as the 17th chair of the Fed.
Kevin Warsh, U.S. President Donald Trump's nominee to be next chair of the Federal Reserve, at the end of a Senate Banking Committee confirmation hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington on April 21
BUSINESS / Economy
May 20, 2026
World awaits new Fed chair¡¯s vision on independence
Incoming Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh raised eyebrows by implying that outside monetary policy, the Fed should closely work with the presidential administration and Congress.
Kevin Warsh, U.S. President Donald Trump's nominee to be next chair of the Federal Reserve, at the end of a Senate Banking Committee confirmation hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington on April 21
BUSINESS
May 14, 2026
Warsh confirmed as Fed chair as central bank faces Trump assault
The Senate voted 54 to 45 in favor of Warsh, with Republicans holding a slim majority and ensuring U.S. President Donald Trump¡¯s nominee to replace Jerome Powell was confirmed.
Bank of Japan Gov. Kazuo Ueda (center) attends a monetary policy meeting with other high-ranking officials in Tokyo on April 28.
EDITORIALS
May 8, 2026
Japan pulls out the stops to halt the yen¡¯s slide
While the yen¡¯s dive has been abetted by speculators, the real causes of the currency¡¯s weakness are structural.
The yen has traded in a narrow ?158 to ?159 range against the dollar for two months as Japan steps up efforts to contain further weakness.
COMMENTARY
May 5, 2026
¡®Keep phones on,¡¯ Tokyo warns as yen battle intensifies
Traders are going to need to hold onto their devices going forward, as these kinds of interventions are becoming the new normal.
The Federal Reserve said on Wednesday that it needed to hold rates steady because ¡°developments in the Middle East are contributing to a high level of uncertainty about the economic outlook.¡±
BUSINESS / Economy
May 2, 2026
The world¡¯s central banks are wrestling with a gigantic problem
Surging inflation, an economic slowdown, and uncertainty over how long the energy shock will last has forced central banks to adjust.
U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell departs following his final news conference at the central bank in Washington on Wednesday.
BUSINESS / Markets
Apr 30, 2026
Powell to remain at Fed amid legal ¡®battering¡¯ by Trump administration
Powell¡¯s decision, unprecedented in the modern era of central banking, reflects concern over ongoing political attacks on the institution.
U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell speaks at a news conference on Dec. 10, 2025.
BUSINESS
Apr 29, 2026
Jerome Powell: Fed chair who stood up to Trump set to finish tenure on top
All eyes are on Powell to see if he will choose to continue on the Fed¡¯s board past his time as chair.
Screens broadcast a news conference by U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange last October.
BUSINESS / Economy / FOCUS
Apr 26, 2026
Justice Department¡¯s partial reversal on Powell probe keeps Fed drama alive
Typically, Fed chairs leave the central bank after their leadership tenure ends ¡ª only one has stayed on past the end of their term as chair in the central bank¡¯s 112-year history.
U.S. President Donald Trump and Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell speak during a tour of the Federal Reserve Board building amid a major renovation, in Washington last July.
BUSINESS / Economy
Apr 25, 2026
U.S. drops Powell probe, smoothing path for Warsh to lead Fed
Fallout from the probe into Chair Jerome Powell had thrown the Fed¡¯s expected leadership transition into chaos.
Bank of Japan Gov. Kazuo Ueda meets with European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde and U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell at the Jackson Hole economic symposium in Moran, Wyoming, in August 2023.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Apr 24, 2026
Rethinking how Japan chooses its central bank governor
The future challenge for Japan is therefore not to depoliticize central bank appointments completely, but to build institutions that make expertise visible.
Kevin Warsh, U.S. President Donald Trump's nominee to lead the Federal Reserve, faces an uphill confirmation battle as key U.S. senators have called for a pause in proceedings amid investigations into two of the Fed's sitting governors.
BUSINESS
Apr 21, 2026
Trump¡¯s Fed chair pick to face lawmakers at key confirmation hearing
Kevin Warsh is due to face sharp questions from lawmakers on issues ranging from his wealth to past connections to Jeffrey Epstein, alongside his views on economic issues.
U.S. President Donald Trump and Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell speak during a tour of the Federal Reserve Board building in Washington, in July last year.
BUSINESS
Apr 16, 2026
Trump threatens to fire Powell if he doesn¡¯t step down as Federal Reserve chair
Powell has said that if his successor is not confirmed before his term as chair ends in May, he would serve as chair pro tempore.
The U.S. Federal Reserve and the Bank of ?Canada on Wednesday both opted to hold interest rates steady, as did the Bank of Japan, the Bank of England, the European Central Bank and the central banks of Switzerland and Sweden on Thursday.
BUSINESS / Economy
Mar 20, 2026
Central banks brace for war-led inflation and ¡®stagflation¡¯ risk
Policymakers are determined to rein ?in prices without ?derailing still-patchy economic growth, and to avoid a ¡°stagflation¡± mix of recession and price surges.
Former U.S. Federal Reserve Gov. Kevin Warsh speaks during a monetary policy conference at Stanford University¡¯s Hoover Institution in Palo Alto, California, in May last year.
BUSINESS / Economy
Mar 14, 2026
Warsh¡¯s room to move at the Fed may narrow in a war-clouded outlook
Despite moves by major nations to release stockpiled oil reserves, the price of benchmark Brent Crude meanwhile remained near $100 a barrel on Friday.
Uruguay federation reportedly cancels charter flight after World Cup exit
Uruguay's Jose Maria Gimenez reacts after the team's loss against Spain at the 2026 FIFA World Cup on Friday.
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James Benstead, his wife, Jesse, and their three children. Their adopted son is in the rear stroller.
India¡¯s gig workers pay the price for exposure to New Delhi¡¯s hazardous air
Rohit Kushwaha waits for a customer as he delivers his last parcel of the day, in New Delhi in January. His work as a delivery driver has helped pay the family¡¯s bills, but has had a significant impact on his health.
Chinese and Russian bombers and fighter jets stage joint patrol near Japan
A Chinese Air Force H-6 bomber is seen during a joint patrol with Russian military aircraft on Saturday.
U.S. missile moves in Japan send China clear message: A new era has arrived
Soldiers conduct the first Typhon midrange capability live-fire exercise outside of the continental United States, firing an SM-6 missile in July last year in Australia's Northern Territory during Exercise Talisman Sabre.
Japan¡¯s fertility system offers few safe paths for same-sex couples
A Tokyo Pride parade participant holds a sign that says "we want to be a married couple, not a couple."
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James Benstead, his wife, Jesse, and their three children. Their adopted son is in the rear stroller.
A French ship with close ties to Japan combines arts and sciences on the high seas
Romain Troubl¨¦, the executive director of Tara Ocean Foundation, speaks to visitors aboard the Tara during a rare port call in Tokyo in April.
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