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2026-09-17 07:44:10
[Wash's Fed Press Conference Lasts Only 30 Minutes, Setting a Record; Press Conference System May Face Cancellation] (1) Federal Reserve Chairman Warsh has consistently advocated that policymakers should speak less. On Wednesday, local time, he put this into practice during his routine press conference following the Fed's policy meeting. (2) This press conference lasted approximately 30 minutes, the shortest since Fed chairs began holding routine press conferences in 2011. (3) He upheld his commitment not to predict future Fed actions, focusing on this week's meeting and Fed officials' current views on the economy. (4) The Fed also changed the seating arrangement at the press conference: previously, reporters from major newspapers and news agencies occupied the front row, but now the seats are arranged alphabetically by media name. AFP thus secured a front-row seat, while the Wall Street Journal reporter was moved to the back. (5) Meanwhile, the future of the press conference system remains uncertain. One of Warsh's special task forces is specifically responsible for studying communication mechanisms, with an evaluation scope covering various communication methods such as press conferences, meaning that the press conference system itself may also face cancellation.
