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SamuelTheThird

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Thu Mar 5, 2026, 08:53 AM Mar 5

Get ready for crazy inflation [View all]

Besides oil prices and supply shocks-

https://www.cnbc.com/2026/03/05/iran-oil-fed-kevin-warsh.html?__source=iosappshare%7Ccom.apple.UIKit.activity.CopyToPasteboard

Federal Reserve officials have said they are closely monitoring oil price increases stemming from the war in Iran. They might pause interest rate cuts.
But the the Fed is likely to soon have a new chair in Kevin Warsh, who has pledged to cut rates.
Warsh’s view of inflation doesn’t put much emphasis on factors like oil, so he will likely be confident in cutting rates if oil prices stay up.

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