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Fed Chair Kevin Warsh may have tightened policy by holding rates

MarketWatch argues that Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh could have tightened economic conditions more by pausing rate hikes than by increasing interest rates outright.

The outlet frames the idea as a paradox, saying that the effect of not raising rates could still reduce economic momentum by influencing financial conditions.

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