Fed Rate Hike Would Be Important Signal to Market, Says Patrick Harker
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If Warsh uses Jackson Hole to tee up a rate hike, the signal matters as much as the basis points—higher-for-longer becomes the default planning case. For operators, that means re-running every capex-heavy AI or infra project under tighter discount rates this quarter, not next year.
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