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Two Wanted a Hike, Ten Held: The One Sentence the Fed Changed
Two Fed officials wanted a hike; ten voted to hold. The statement rewrote one sentence: in September it explained an action, in October it explains a wait. Plus how Chair Warsh answered "why not today?"
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Chapters
- 0:00Two wanted a hike, ten voted to hold
- 0:13September 12–0, October 10–2
- 0:23Two statements, two changes
- 0:41Stronger growth, yet a choice to wait
- 0:53Why not today?
- 1:05The signal is in the vote and the wording
About this video
Two Fed officials wanted a hike; ten voted to hold. The statement rewrote one sentence: in September it explained an action, in October it explains a wait. Plus how Chair Warsh answered "why not today?"
Narrated in Chinese with burned-in Chinese subtitles. An English transcript is coming; the written version in English is linked below.
Sources
- 美联储 FOMC 声明（2026-10-28）：https://www.federalreserve.gov/newsevents/pressreleases/monetary20261028a.htm
- 美联储 FOMC 声明（2026-09-16）：https://www.federalreserve.gov/newsevents/pressreleases/monetary20260916a.htm
- 美联储主席发布会（2026-10-28）官方视频：https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hs8YWtNQQ40
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