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By Ann Saphir Oct 26 (Reuters) - Federal Reserve policymakers have telegraphed they will not raise US short-term borrowing costs again this week, but with inflation concerns still front and center,

Federal Reserve chairman Kevin Warsh said Friday that the economy has largely performed as expected since September's rate hike, hinting that little has changed in the central bank's outlook.…

Kevin Warsh, a former Fed governor skeptical of prolonged easy-money policies, could bring a rules-based, transparent approach emphasizing price stability, reduced regulatory burden, and a narrower focus on the Fed's core mandate.…

The Warsh era begins with soaring inflation, a Middle East energy shock bleeding into other parts of the economy and colleagues skeptical that rate cuts should come anytime soon.…

Never before has a chair of the US Federal Reserve been so controversial. Who is Kevin Warsh? Can he preserve the Fed's independence, or will he become Donald Trump's puppet?

Trump installed Warsh to cut rates. On his first day as Fed Chair, markets price in rate hikes instead. The irony is not political. It is arithmetic.

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Having cleared the political logjam in the Senate Banking Committee, Kevin Warsh is all but expected to be confirmed by the full Senate and seated at the Federal Reserve by May 16.

The Wall Street veteran takes over from Jerome Powell at a challenging moment, with rising inflation complicating interest rate decisions.

The Senate voted 54 to 45 in favor of Warsh, with Republicans holding a slim majority and ensuring U.S. President Donald Trump's nominee to replace Jerome Powell was confirmed.

Kevin Warsh has promised to remake the central bank. His near party-line confirmation showed how far Washington political divides now extend to the Fed.

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Warsh has argued there's room for the central bank to lower interest rates, but that could be challenging at a time of rising inflation.

Kevin Warsh is set to replace outgoing Fed chair Jerome Powell, who has been a frequent target of President Trump's criticism.

His swearing-in to the four-year Fed chair term and a concurrent 14-year term as a Fed governor approved by the Senate on Tuesday awaits final White House signatures on paperwork sent by the Senate.