Thoughtful Money with Adam Taggart · Thursday, September 17, 2026
In his closing remarks, Fed Chair Kevin Wash stated that he does not believe it is necessary to harm the labor market to achieve the Federal Reserve's objectives. This statement was noted as potentially significant but surprisingly did not seem to elicit a strong market reaction.
“I don't think we need to harm the labor market or need to do harm to the labor market to achieve our objective um maybe that will get quoted somewhere I haven't seen anybody pick up on it I also didn't see the market react to it which surprised me because”