Japan’s bonds and yen under pressure after Warsh’s Jackson Hole speech

Currency weakens past ¥160 a dollar and yields rise to highest in three decades as investors raise bets on monetary tightening

Fed Chair Kevin Warsh's hawkish stance reinforced expectations of a relatively tighter stance at the Federal Open Market Committee meeting in September.

MarketsBessent remarks temper yen selling ahead of G20 finance chiefs' meetingMarkets interpreted U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh's Jackson Hole remarks on Aug. 28 as leaving the door open for further interest rate hikes. (Photo by Nanami Sato)JADA NAGUMOAugust 31, 2026 12:16 JSTTOKYO -- Yields on the benchmark

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US Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh’s hawkish Jackson Hole speech on Friday eased fears that the central banker wouldn’t raise interest rates to tackle inflation, as the odds of a September hike jumped.

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Policymakers from the euro area who spoke on the sidelines of the conference also sent a warning about inflation.

Warsh's high-profile speech at the Fed's annual Jackson Hole economic conference was mostly praised afterward by economists and other Fed policymakers in attendance. Still, there was also some pushback and criticism during the first day of the conference.

Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh provided his most detailed insights yet on how he views the central bank's fight against inflation in a high-profile speech an at annual economic conference in Jackson Hole Friday

Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh provided his most detailed insights yet on how he views the central bank's fight against inflation in a high-profile speech an at annual economic conference in Jackson Hole Friday

Warsh raises stakes for Fed's next meeting and other takeaways from Jackson Hole conference  AP News

Bitcoin fell 3.01% to US$77,838 on Friday after Fed Chair Kevin Warsh's hawkish Jackson Hole speech revived rate-rise bets, with Latin America's stablecoin trade in focus.

In his speech to monetary policymakers gathered in Wyoming, the chair of the US Federal Reserve (Fed) made clear that fighting inflation was his top priority, suggesting that an interest rate hike was on the horizon.

In his speech to monetary policymakers gathered in Wyoming, the chair of the US Federal Reserve (Fed) made clear that fighting inflation was his top priority, suggesting that an interest rate hike was on the horizon.

Federal Reserve Chairman Kevin Warsh warned inflation isn’t meaningfully slowing, but vowed policymakers will return inflation to their 2% goal. Bloomberg News' Economics & Policy Correspondent Mike McKee is in Jackson Hole where Warsh gave his first speech since becoming chairman of the Central Bank. Brooke May, Manag

Fed Chairman Kevin Warsh said the country's focus should be on lowering prices as inflation continues to stay elevated Friday at the Fed's symposium.

Kevin Warsh gave his first Jackson Hole keynote as Fed chair on Friday. FOMC Chair Kevin Warsh gave his first keynote address as chair of the Federal Reserve. He spoke about forgoing forward guidance, AI optimism, and guiding principles for monetary policy. Warsh wants the Fed to more closely follow real-time data sou

Markets want clearer signals on inflation and rate hikes, but Warsh may decline to provide them

Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh will speak on Friday at the Jackson Hole symposium amid inflation concerns and bond market volatility.

Investors want Kevin Warsh, the Fed chairman, to address inflation, interest rates and the bond market in a major speech. Some worry he won’t say enough.