Kevin Warsh Makes International Debut at ECB Sintra Forum Alongside Lagarde, Bailey, Macklem - News and Statistics

Jul 1, 2026

Federal Reserve Chairman Kevin Warsh is set to appear on Wednesday alongside several top global central bankers at the European Central Bank’s annual economic forum in Sintra, Portugal, according to a Reuters report published on July 1. The event marks Warsh’s first international exposure since taking office in late May, where he will participate in a question-and-answer session beginning at 9 a.m. EDT.

Warsh will share the stage with ECB President Christine Lagarde, Bank of England Governor Andrew Bailey, and Bank of Canada Governor Tiff Macklem. All three were signatories to an earlier letter supporting former Fed Chair Jerome Powell in his dispute with the Trump administration over the central bank’s independence. That issue reached a milestone this week when the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that Fed Governor Lisa Cook could retain her position, despite President Donald Trump’s announcement last year that he had fired her.

Powell has been praised by his peers as a key defender of Fed independence, which is seen as vital to global financial stability. Warsh, however, has so far avoided directly addressing the attempted firing of Cook or the legal pressure against Powell. Trump selected Warsh to succeed Powell, who remains a member of the Fed’s Board of Governors.

Wednesday’s appearance will be Warsh’s first public event since a June 17 press conference following his initial policy meeting as chair, where the Fed held interest rates steady and Warsh adopted a hawkish tone in committing to the central bank’s 2% inflation target. His comments led investors to increase the probability of a rate hike as soon as September, placing the U.S. central bank on a middle path after the ECB’s recent rate increase and amid hesitation by central bankers in England and Canada to tighten policy due to local economic weakness.

Analysts at Yardeni Research noted surprise at Warsh’s hawkish stance ahead of the Sintra appearance, where he may refine his message or reiterate a move away from providing forward guidance. The first policy statement under Warsh omitted any indication of future rate direction, and during his press conference he expressed hope that this approach would reduce market reliance on rate information that he believes makes the central bank less flexible and investors less independent in their thinking.

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