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Viewpoint: The new chairman of the Federal Reserve, Waller, faces the dual challenge of inflation and balancing the pressure from Trump for interest rate cuts

FOX reporter Charles Gasparino posted on the X platform that the new Federal Reserve Chairman Kevin Warsh faces a dual challenge of rising inflation and pressure from Trump for interest rate cuts right from the start of his tenure. The annualized level of consumer inflation has risen to 3.8%, the highest since May 2023, with the Iran war driving up energy prices as a major factor. Last week, the increase in wholesale prices exceeded that of consumer prices. On Friday, the futures market began to price in interest rate hikes for the year, as previous bets on rate cuts have largely faded.Warsh himself is a staunch inflation hawk. Since leaving the Federal Reserve for an academic position in 2011, he has repeatedly criticized the "loose monetary" regime of the Bernanke, Yellen, and Powell eras in op-eds, advocating for a more "restrained" policy to shrink the Federal Reserve's balance sheet. He believes that the Federal Reserve's loose policies over the years are the root cause of the current inflation pressures. However, in the face of high inflation, his room for interest rate cuts is extremely limited.Meanwhile, the Federal Reserve's rate-setting committee is no longer united. Former Chairman Powell, replaced by Trump, still retains voting rights as a board member. Powell stated that he would not leave until the dust settles on the investigation into his congressional testimony regarding the costs of the new Federal Reserve headquarters—an investigation initiated by Trump that previously delayed Warsh's appointment process. Trump is appointing Warsh while simultaneously pressuring for interest rate cuts.However, if Warsh gets his way, it would directly contradict his consistently advocated policy stance. The Iran war has entered its third month, and the situation remains uncertain; if oil prices break through $200 per barrel, the U.S. economy could face risks similar to the "stagflation" of the 1970s.

KB Financial Group completes technology verification for Korean won stablecoin payments and cross-border remittances

KB Financial Group announced that it has completed the technical proof of concept for the Korean won stablecoin in scenarios such as payments, settlements, and international remittances. This verification was jointly completed by KB Financial Group, electronic payment company KG Inicis, public chain Kaia, and digital asset solution company OpenAsset, covering the entire financial service process including the issuance of the Korean won stablecoin, offline payments, merchant settlements, and cross-border remittances.According to reports, the solution migrates the internal settlement system to a blockchain architecture while maintaining users' original financial service habits. Among them, actual payment scenarios have been tested through the offline self-service terminals of the chain coffee brand Hollys, allowing users to make payments via QR codes without the need to install a digital wallet; the system automatically executes on-chain smart contracts during the settlement phase. In addition, in the cross-border remittance test, the system first exchanges the Korean won stablecoin for US dollar stablecoins through Kaia's on-chain liquidity, and then the local partner in Vietnam completes the fiat currency crediting. The entire remittance process takes only about 3 minutes, with fees reduced by approximately 87% compared to traditional SWIFT remittance models.
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