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The leadership change at the Federal Reserve introduces potential policy conflict between Chair Warsh (hawkish balance sheet reduction) and Governor Powell (traditional approach). This could create uncertainty in US monetary policy, affecting USD and interest rate expectations. The commercial mechanism is weak at this stage as no concrete policy action has been taken; the impact is primarily on market sentiment and volatility expectations.

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  • Jerome Powell's term as Fed Chair ended on May 15, 2026.
  • Kevin Warsh officially took over as Fed Chair on May 15, 2026.
  • Powell remains on the Board of Governors, breaking a 78-year tradition.
  • Warsh advocates aggressively shrinking the Fed's $6.7 trillion balance sheet.
  • Differing ideologies between Warsh and Powell may create market uncertainty.
Sector verdictFX_USDFlatmagnitude 2/3 · confidence 2/5

USD may remain flat over 1-4 weeks as no concrete policy signals from Warsh are present.

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