7 Words From Fed Chair Kevin Warsh Shut Down Talk of Trump’s Midterm Pressure. Traders Now Bet on a December Rate Hike

Fed Chair Kevin Warsh said politics played no part as the Fed held rates at 4% on a 10-2 vote. Eric Bleeker explains why traders now see better than 80% odds of a December hike and what it means for…

Published October 29, 2026, 2:13pm ET · 1 min read

Eric Bleeker

Eric Bleeker, CFA has been investing for more than 20 years. He began his career working at Microsoft before joining Motley Fool, one of the largest publishers of financial research. In his 15 years at Motley Fool Eric served as the General Manager for Fool.com and led coverage in the Technology & Telecom sector. In addition, he was a featured columnist and has hosted dozens of investing seminars attended by more than a million total investors. Eric has more than 1,000 financial bylines to his name and has been featured in The Wall Street Journal, CNBC, Fox Business, and many other leading publications. He is currently focused on artificial intelligence investing and is a CFA Charterholoder.

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