hawkish
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Kevin Warsh gave a hawkish address without upsetting markets.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026
Analysts at Capital Economics said Warsh's speech delivered a "far clearer - and hawkish - message" and that it left "the door open to a hike" earlier than previously expected.
From BBC ● Aug. 28, 2026
“I still think that market moves on the back of this speech could fade quickly if the economic data does not swing hawkish, because Warsh is not a proponent of forward guidance,” she told MarketWatch.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 28, 2026
“He’s been spending however many years telling his Hoover community and the hedge funds he advises how hawkish he is,” Posen said in an interview.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 27, 2026
Ekon felt the shrewd evaluation in the man’s hawkish eyes as he looked over each of them.
From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray
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