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  "id": 4043868,
  "title": "Wall Street ends lower after Fed chair Warsh reaffirms inflation fight",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/28/wall-street-ends-lower-after-fed-chair-warsh-reaffirms-inflation-fight-4043868",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-08-28T21:42:22.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Malaysia Today",
    "slug": "free-malaysia-today-freemalays",
    "url": "https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/business/2026/08/29/wall-street-ends-lower-after-fed-chair-warsh-reaffirms-inflation-fight"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "On Friday, Wall Street's major indexes closed on a lower note as investors grew cautious after Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh emphasized the central bank's commitment to fighting inflation. Warsh, in his first Jackson Hole speech, stated that the Fed would need to work harder to meet its 2% inflation target if it was not confident that inflation was declining rapidly enough. His remarks added to speculation about a possible rate increase in September, with traders divided between a hike and a hold. Warsh reiterated his hawkish stance, but his message seemed more consistent rather than incremental. The mixed economic signals, including conflicting corporate earnings and mixed economic data, kept traders on edge. Overall, while some stocks like Alphabet and Apple showed gains, the broader market ended the week modestly down.",
  "summary": "Traders are now split between a rate hike and a hold in September, as they were before inflation data this month painted a mixed picture.",
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        "title": "Fed chair Warsh signals ‘work to do’ on high US inflation",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/28/fed-chair-warsh-signals-work-to-do-on-high-us-inflation",
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  "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."
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