Rise and shine: Warsh’s Fed rate test

The Federal Reserve has raised interest rates for the first time since July 2023. For the central bank’s new chair Kevin Warsh, that decision was a test both of monetary policy and politics. A governor’s election in Okinawa is a boon to Japan’s military ambitions. And why summer is a casualty of climate change.

Guests and host:

• Archie Hall, acting economics editor
• Moeka Iida, East Asia reporter
• Andrew Miller, special correspondent
• Rosie Blau, co-host of “The Intelligence”

Topics covered: 

• Federal Reserve, Kevin Warsh, interest rates, inflation
• Okinawa, Japan
• Summer, climate change, heatwave

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