{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/39fc4a99-8861-437d-81e2-684d13e48f92/6a74b480237988582e5b14bc?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"A report card for Kevin Warsh","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/62e286a934d4d92155874248/1786033099859-cd838853-895b-4b24-b44f-b8930c07f367.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>Conspiracy theories were rife when <a href=\"https://www.economist.com/finance-and-economics/2026/08/02/what-will-kevin-warsh-do-if-americas-economy-breaks?utm_campaign=a.io&amp;utm_medium=audio.podcast.np&amp;utm_source=moneytalks&amp;utm_content=discovery.content.anonymous.tr_shownotes_na-na_article&amp;utm_term=sa.listeners\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Kevin Warsh</a> was made Fed chair. Was he a hawk in dove's clothing or a dove dressed as a hawk? The tinfoil hats came out because Mr Warsh himself remained <a href=\"https://www.economist.com/finance-and-economics/2026/08/06/how-and-how-much-should-central-banks-talk?utm_campaign=a.io&amp;utm_medium=audio.podcast.np&amp;utm_source=moneytalks&amp;utm_content=discovery.content.anonymous.tr_shownotes_na-na_article&amp;utm_term=sa.listeners\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">tight-lipped</a>. Now, though, he has presided over two rate-setting meetings at the Fed. So what have we learnt about the world’s most important central banker?</p><p><br></p><p>Guests and hosts:</p><ul><li>Josh Roberts, <em>The Economist</em>’s capital markets correspondent</li><li>Archie Hall, <em>The Economist</em>’s acting economics editor</li><li>Alex Domash, <em>The Economist</em>’s acting US economics editor</li></ul><p><br></p><p>Topics covered:</p><ul><li>Kevin Warsh</li><li>The Federal Reserve</li><li>Donald Trump</li></ul><p><br></p><p><em>Transcripts of our podcasts are available via</em><a href=\"http://economist.com/podcasts\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><em> economist.com/podcasts</em></a><em>.</em></p><p><em>Listen to what matters most, from global politics and business to science and technology—</em><a href=\"https://www.economist.com/subscribe\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><em>subscribe to The Economist</em></a><em>.</em></p>","author_name":"The Economist"}