{
  "id": 16866526,
  "title": "Don Kohn’s infamous ‘death march’ hikes were referenced in Kevin Warsh’s Jackson Hole speech—now the Fed veteran is weighing the chairman’s path ahead",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/28/don-kohns-infamous-death-march-hikes-were-referenced-in-kevin-warshs",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-10-28T07:05:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Fortune",
    "slug": "fortune",
    "url": "https://fortune.com/2026/10/28/kohn-warsh-bernanke-federal-reserve-jackson-hoole-hike/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "In the aftermath of Kevin Warsh's inaugural speech at the Jackson Hole Symposium, former Federal Reserve vice chair Donald Kohn has expressed his thoughts on the significance of the remarks. Warsh referenced their past \"death march\" hikes, which Kohn had never been aware of until Warsh brought it up. Kohn, who recently reflected on the hikes with Kohn and fellow Fed Governor Mark Carney, shared that the treks often involved in-depth discussions on topics like inflation targets and nominal GDP targets, making them intellectually stimulating while physically challenging. Despite initial skepticism regarding Warsh's steadfast commitment to his forward guidance stance, Kohn believes the Fed chief's speech at Jackson Hole demonstrated a willingness to engage in a more constructive dialogue about the economy and economic indicators.",
  "summary": "\"The hiking ... was an important chance to trade ideas, find out what's going on inside another central bank, what they're thinking about.\"",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "CNBC",
        "title": "Fed expected to hold rates steady, but Warsh may point way to more hikes",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/27/fed-expected-to-hold-rates-steady-but-warsh-may-point-way-to-more",
        "published": "2026-10-27T11:06:22.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}