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The Fed Moves and Rahm Emanuel looks at 2028 9/17/26

Sep 17, 2026 · 42m

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The Federal Reserve delivered a much-anticipated rate hike, part of new Chair Kevin Warsh’s goal to combat inflation. CNBC’s Steve Liesman reports on President Trump’s reaction to the rate-setting committee's unanimous move, and former Vice Chair Roger Ferguson describes what could happen to the economy now. Rahm Emanuel, former Ambassador and former Chicago Mayor, on the personal politics of today’s Democratic Party. Plus, OpenAI discloses new instances of AI models breaking past guardrails. Steve Liesman - 04:25 Roger Ferguson - 11:31 Rahm Emanuel - 25:59 In this episode: Steve Liesman, @steveliesman Joe Kernen, @JoeSquawk Becky Quick, @BeckyQuick Andrew Ross Sorkin, @andrewrsorkin Katie…