New Fed Chair Kevin Warsh Faces Presidential Pressure to Cut Rates, Impacting Social Security

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Published: 2026-06-06
Category: us
Source: Newsweek
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New Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh is under pressure from President Trump to drastically cut interest rates, a move that could indirectly affect Social Security's annual cost-of-living adjustment (COLA). Despite this pressure, a rate cut is deemed unlikely in the near term due to current inflation readings, which remain above the Fed's 2% target.

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