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πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ Warsh reaches for Greenspan's playbook, but the inflation math doesn't follow

πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ Warsh reaches for Greenspan's playbook, but the inflation math doesn't follow

Warsh dropped explicit forward guidance at his first press conference, but the macro backdrop isn't cooperating: a 3.6% year-end PCE inflation projection and May payrolls at 172K against an 85K consensus.

Bar chart with red, yellow, and green vertical bars at 3.4%, 2.4%, and 2.0% on a y-axis labeled in Turkish.
Dallas Fed trimmed PCE stands at 2.4% against 3.4% for core PCE, illustrating the inflation gauge divergence that new Fed Chair Kevin Warsh is navigating. Source

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