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RATES / FOMC • Tuesday – Wednesday
The decision matters less than what Warsh says after it
Markets price a 35.8% chance of a hike on July 29, up from 12.8% a week ago. A hold is still the most likely outcome — but the statement is the real event.
The Federal Open Market Committee meets Tuesday and Wednesday. Kevin Warsh chairs his first real meeting since taking over in May, and the room he walks into is genuinely split: nine of eighteen policymakers put a hike on their dot-plot projections. He dropped easing language from the June statement and has been publicly skeptical of forward guidance.
What the bond market is already telling you: the 10-year yield sits at 4.70%, its highest since January 2025. Oil settled near $96.78 Friday after pulling back from $100, as reports surfaced that Pakistan is exploring US-Iran talks with China’s support. A single hawkish sentence from Warsh Wednesday afternoon keeps yields elevated, regardless of what the rate decision itself says.

What the market is pricing for Wednesday — and what Warsh controls.
Here’s why it lands on your desk: a hold with hawkish language does the same work as a hike for every mortgage, CD, and bond you hold — and the PCE inflation print lands Thursday morning, twelve hours after the statement. The market can move twice in one day.
Source: CME FedWatch / FXEmpire