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Marketplace · Thursday, August 6, 2026

Warsh Fed's "Price Stability" Pledge Seen as Vague, Potentially Aimed at President

Federal Reserve statements under Chair Warsh now include a declarative, yet vague, pledge to deliver price stability. Experts suggest this phrasing, lacking a clear definition, might be tailored for an audience of one, possibly President.

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So they're very declarative that they're going to deliver price stability. With no definition of price stability.
Martha Olney
I think this statement that the committee will deliver price stability, declarative, forceful, yet vague, uh, is as they often say, perhaps for an audience of one.
Martha Olney
Heard on Marketplace — “Should there be an oil export ban?, published Thursday, August 6, 2026. Heardvine summarizes and quotes with attribution and timestamps, and links to the original everywhere.
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