Kevin Warsh steps into the octagon

Published June 17, 2026 6:05 AM EDT Updated June 17, 2026 6:09 PM EDT 4 Min Read

If you feel robbed that you didn’t have a game six to watch last night in the NBA Finals because the Knicks knocked off the Spurs in game five on Saturday night, and you don’t have a ticket for a World Cup match anywhere, there is still a little sporting drama for you, sort of. Kind of. OK, fine, I really just wanted to shoe-horn in a Knicks reference. They won, if you haven’t heard.

There is another dramatic contest this week, though it will mainly be behind closed doors. Kevin Warsh, newly installed chair of the Federal Reserve board, is conducting his first meeting of the Fed’s rate-setting committee, the Federal Open Markets Committee. The two-day meeting started yesterday and concludes today. Our Kyle Campbell and Ebrima Santos Sanneh have a preview for you.

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