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Kevin Warsh debuts as Fed chair, holding interest rates steady

Kevin Warsh held his first news conference since taking over as the Federal Reserve chair. With inflation at its highest level in three-plus years, Warsh and his colleagues held interest rates steady.

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Scott Horsley
Scott Horsley is NPR's Chief Economics Correspondent. He reports on ups and downs in the national economy as well as fault lines between booming and busting communities.

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