Economists Warn of Potential Challenges for the Fed as Rate Hike Decisions Loom

Adam Posen Thinks Things Could Get 'Messy' for the Fed

Kevin Warsh gave a hawkish speech at this year's annual Kansas City Fed Symposium in Jackson Hole, but that doesn't mean the challenges are over. Will the Fed actually pull the trigger on rate hikes? What happens if the central bank doesn't act quickly enough to curb inflation? And how exactly will the new chair leave his mark on the Fed? We speak with Adam Posen, president of the Peterson Institute for International Economics, who gives us his take on the direction of monetary policy and gra...