Fed · Medium impact

Fed Chair Warsh Opens Productivity and Jobs Conference

Nov 16, 2026, 12:00 p.m. ET

Chair Kevin Warsh gives the opening remarks at the Federal Reserve's Productivity and Jobs Task Force conference at the San Francisco Fed, per the Board's calendar. It follows Vice Chair Jefferson's view on November 13 that AI's lift to aggregate productivity is still limited; any comment from Warsh on whether faster productivity growth can hold down inflation is read against a December rate hike that futures price as close to certain. The minutes of the October meeting follow on November 18.