'WarshGPT': How Wall Street is adapting to the Fed's new era of communication
Fed Chairman Kevin Warsh embarked on an overhaul of the central bank's forward-looking communication since taking the post in May. F/m Investments is one...
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- Fed Chairman Kevin Warsh embarked on an overhaul of the central bank's forward-looking communication since taking the post in May.
- F/m Investments is one of many financial institutions readying for an era with less public forecasting from Warsh's Fed.
- "Whether the Fed is providing a lot of information or a little information, investors have to understand what the Fed is likely to do in the future," said Gary Richardson, a former historian at the central bank who's now a University of California, Irvine, economics professor.
- "With limited information, people are going to try to do anything they can to figure out what the Fed is thinking." Greetings and briefcase sizes Investors and Fed watchers have wondered if former Chairman Alan Greenspan's communication style can serve as a baseline for what to expect under Warsh.
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Fed Chairman Kevin Warsh embarked on an overhaul of the central bank's forward-looking communication since taking the post in May. F/m Investments is one of many financial institutions readying for an era with less public forecasting from Warsh's Fed. "Whether the Fed is providing a lot of information or a little information, investors have to understand what the Fed is likely to do in the future," said Gary Richardson, a former historian at the central bank who's now a University of California, Irvine, economics professor. "With limited information, people are going to try to do anything they can to figure out what the Fed is thinking." Greetings and briefcase sizes Investors and Fed watchers have wondered if former Chairman Alan Greenspan's communication style can serve as a baseline for what to expect under Warsh. Following Warsh's debut policy meeting as chief last month, Amoruso told clients that Warsh's policy-relevant comments were "overwhelmingly hawkish." The central bank leader's stance was driven by his views on the labor market and growth, she said, in addition to the state of inflation. However, "less clarity about what the Fed may do can actually be a source of alpha...