#WarshLeadsFedChairRace who is kevin warsh and why is he surging?
kevin warsh served on the federal reserve board from 2006 to 2011 and played a key role during the 2008 financial crisis. today he's a visiting fellow at stanford's hoover institution and frequently criticizes current fed policy. his main views include:
- advocating more aggressive rate hikes during high-inflation periods (classic hawkish stance)
- pushing for faster and more decisive balance-sheet runoff (quantitative tightening)
- favoring stricter bank regulation rather than lighter touch
- historically skeptical towar