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Inflation could get in the way of Warsh's desire to cut interest rates, CNBC survey finds

Cnbc · · 485 words · By Steve Liesman
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“Kevin Warsh is the Fed chair nominee”
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Multiple independent news sources (Nypost and BBC News) explicitly state that Kevin Warsh has been nominated by President Trump to succeed Jerome Powell as the chair of the Federal Reserve.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The chair of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System is the head of the Federal Reserve, and is the active executive officer of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System. The c…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chair_of_the_Federal_Reserve
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — In November 2025, federal prosecutors in Washington, D.C., opened a criminal investigation into Jerome H. Powell, the Chair of the Federal Reserve, concerning the renovation of the Federal Reserve’s h…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federal_investigation_into_Jer…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Kevin Maxwell Warsh (born April 13, 1970) is an American financier and attorney who is a designate member of the Federal Reserve Board of Governors. Warsh served as a member of the Federal Reserve Boa…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kevin_Warsh
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“Respondents on average are not fully pricing a single rate cut this year.”
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The provided evidence for this claim consists of general definitions of 'average' and general information about the Fed, but contains no specific data or results from a CNBC Fed Survey regarding rate cut pricing for this year.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — End the Fed is a 2009 book by Congressman Ron Paul of Texas that critiques the United States Federal Reserve System and advocates for its abolition. Paul argues that the Federal Reserve is unconstitut…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/End_the_Fed
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Jerome Hayden "Jay" Powell (born February 4, 1953) is an American central banker and attorney who has been the 16th chair of the Federal Reserve since 2018. He was previously both a lawyer and investm…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jerome_Powell
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Following the start of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, a worldwide surge in inflation began in mid-2021 and lasted until mid-2022. Many countries saw their highest inflation rates in decades. It has be…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2021–2023_inflation_surge
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“Just 58% of the 26 respondents see any rate cut at all.”
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The claim states 58% of 26 respondents see any rate cut. However, web search results for the CNBC Fed Survey explicitly state that '65% of respondents expect 2 rate cuts this year' and another source mentions '28 respondents' seeing two rate cuts, directly contradicting the 58%/26 respondents figure.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Jerome Hayden "Jay" Powell (born February 4, 1953) is an American central banker and attorney who has been the 16th chair of the Federal Reserve since 2018. He was previously both a lawyer and investm…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jerome_Powell
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On 20 February 2020, stock markets across the world suddenly crashed after growing instability due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The crash ended on 7 April 2020. Beginning on 13 May 2019, the yield curve …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2020_stock_market_crash
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — In finance, an inverted yield curve is a yield curve in which short-term debt instruments (typically bonds) have a greater yield than longer term bonds. An inverted yield curve is an unusual phenomeno…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inverted_yield_curve
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“The average funds rate is forecast to decline to 3.5%, or just 0.14 percentage point below the current rate”
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The evidence provided for this claim consists of dictionary definitions of 'average' and 'the', and a Wikipedia entry for the Indian Legislative Assembly. No financial data regarding the funds rate forecast was provided.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The is the definite article in English. The, or THE, may also refer to:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_(disambiguation)
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The is a grammatical article in English, denoting nouns that are already or about to be mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is th…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — A member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) is a representative elected by the voters of an electoral district (constituency) to the legislature of a state government in the Indian system of government…
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“For 2027, the average funds rate is forecast at 3.2%”
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Two separate web sources discuss the 2027 funds rate: Bondsavvy mentions a projection of 3.00% to 3.25% by yearend 2027, and StreetStats mentions levels near 3.7% by May 2027. The 3.2% figure falls within the range reported by Bondsavvy.
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web search NEUTRAL — Graph and download economic data for FOMC Summary of Economic Projections for the Fed Funds Rate, Median (FEDTARMD) from 2026 to 2028 about projection, federal, median, rate, and USA.
https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/FEDTARMD
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web search NEUTRAL — The March 2026 Fed dot plot projected a 3.00% to 3.25% Fed funds rate by yearend 2027. Click to read our analysis of the Fed dot plot and Summary of Economic Projections.
https://www.bondsavvy.com/fixed-income-investments-blog/fed-…
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web search NEUTRAL — The current effective federal funds rate is 3.64%. As of market close on May 8, 2026, futures markets are pricing a gentle rise in the policy rate over the next year, with levels around 3.6% by late 2…
https://streetstats.finance/rates/fedfunds
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“High oil prices are seen pushing up inflation by 0.6 percentage point this year while pushing down growth by a half point.”
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While there is a mention of a Dallas Fed Survey regarding energy sector chaos and a ZeroHedge article on inflation expectations, there is no specific evidence confirming the 0.6 percentage point inflation increase or 0.5 percentage point growth decrease attributed to the CNBC Fed Survey.
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web search NEUTRAL — Median year-ahead expected growth in government debt increased by 0.2 percentage point to 10.0%, its highest reading since June 2023.The mean perceived probability that U.S. stock prices will be highe…
https://www.zerohedge.com/economics/inflation-expectations-j…
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web search NEUTRAL — последний обзор CNBC Fed Survey.
https://www.cnbc.com/cnbc-fed-survey/
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web search NEUTRAL — "Extreme oil price volatility is leaving both small and large E&Ps (exploration and production firms) unsure of whether to increase capital spending and activity," one respondent told the Federal Rese…
https://www.industrialinfo.com/iirenergy/industry-news/artic…
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“81% believe crude prices are likely to drive up core inflation as well”
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The evidence provided for this claim consists of trivia about Kobe Bryant, travel advisories for I-81, and numerology. There is no evidence regarding the CNBC Fed Survey or core inflation.
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web search NEUTRAL — The career high of points scored in a single game by Kobe Bryant on January 22, 2006 against the Toronto Raptors. 81 is the second most points scored in an American professional basketball game, behin…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/81_(number)
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web search NEUTRAL — The closure is necessary to facilitate the demolition of the existing Court Street Bridge over Interstate 81 and the construction of a new, longer bridge that will accommodate the expanded future Busi…
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web search NEUTRAL — Dreaming with 81 commonly points to: Starting something new from a position of strength, Taking control after a long process, A reset that isn’t naïve—you’ve earned it.
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“The probability of recession remains elevated but little changed from the March survey at 33%.”
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The evidence provided consists only of general mathematical definitions of 'probability' from Wikipedia, Math is Fun, and Khan Academy. No specific recession probability data from a CNBC survey is present.
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web search NEUTRAL — The probability is a number between 0 and 1; the larger the probability, the more likely the desired outcome is to occur. For example, tossing a coin twice will yield "head-head", "head-tail", "tail-h…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Probability
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web search NEUTRAL — How likely something is to happen. Many events can't be predicted with total certainty. The best we can say is how likely they are to happen, using the idea of probability. When a coin is tossed, ther…
https://www.mathsisfun.com/data/probability.html
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web search NEUTRAL — Probability tells us how often some event will happen after many repeated trials. You've experienced probability when you've flipped a coin, rolled some dice, or looked at a weather forecast.
https://www.khanacademy.org/math/statistics-probability/prob…
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“Forecasts for the consumer price index rose to 3.1%, up from 2.7% before the war.”
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The evidence provided describes what the CPI is and reports on April 2026 inflation surges, but it does not mention a specific forecast shift from 2.7% to 3.1% linked to a war.
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web search NEUTRAL — 1 day ago · Core consumer prices rose faster than expected in April The annualized CPI increase was the most since May 2023 Airfares, energy and beef prices were standout gainers Prices for new and us…
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/live-blog/2026-05-12/us-cpi-r…
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web search NEUTRAL — The Consumer Price Index (CPI) is a measure of the average change over time in the prices paid by urban consumers for a market basket of consumer goods and services. Indexes are available for the U.S.…
https://www.bls.gov/cpi/
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web search NEUTRAL — 16 hours ago · The CPI, a basket of goods and services typically purchased by consumers, tracks price changes over time. Inflation rose 0.6% in April from the prior month. Energy prices were the major…
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/cpi-report-today-april-2026-inf…
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“It's seen falling back to 2.6% next year.”
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No evidence was found for this claim.
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“By a 69% to 31% margin, most respondents see the Fed looking through the inflation increase and not hiking.”
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“Respondents see gross domestic product growth at 1.9%, down a half point from the January forecast”
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“a modest bounce back in 2027 to 2.1%.”
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“The unemployment rate is forecast to tick up modestly to 4.5% from the current level of 4.3% and remain there into 2027.”
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“Respondents estimate it takes only 62,000 jobs on average to maintain the current rate.”
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“the S&P 500 is forecast to be stagnant around the current level for the remainder of the year, before rising more strongly in 2027 to around 7,700.”
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