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Looking at the same economic indicators, one side argues that "interest rates must be raised three times," while the other claims they must be lowered three times. Both are world-class think tanks, yet their diagnoses are exactly opposite. Standing in the middle of this is Kevin Warsh, making his debut as Fed Chair. This video captures what to watch out for at this FOMC meeting, why Wall Street has split in two, and what kind of shock could hit semiconductor and tech stocks. ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ ⏱ Chapter 00:00 Intro — Raise vs. Lower: Why Wall Street Split 00:45 Introduction to Today’s Class — This FOMC is Directly Linked to Semiconductor and Tech Stocks 01:23 Who is Kevin Warsh — The Shock of the Regime Change Declaration 03:05 The Real Key Point to Watch at This FOMC — Signals, Not Interest Rates 04:20 The First Window — What If the Phrase 'Further Adjustments' Disappears from the Statement? 05:33 Second Window — SEP Inflation Forecast 06:19 Third Window — Dot Plot: Will It Flip from Cut to Hire? 08:13 Why Warsh Hates the Dot Plot — The Forward Guidance Debate 10:25 Hire Proponents — Citadel’s Argument for a September Hike and 4 Reasons 13:07 Hire Proponents — Citigroup’s Lonely Bet, What Are the Conditions? 17:07 Why Semiconductor and Tech Stocks Are Dangerous — A Tower Built on Debt 20:18 Today’s 3-Line Summary and What We Need to Do ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ 📌 Key Summary of This Video Declaration of Regime Change — Kevin Warsh declared even before taking office that "regime change is necessary." Since interest rates are determined jointly by the FOMC voting committee, the Chairman cannot unilaterally control them; however, what the market is focusing on is his determination to change the Fed's communication style itself. Three Windows — ① The phrase "additional adjustment" in the statement: If this expression disappears, it means "withdrawing the promise to cut further." At the April meeting, three out of twelve members already requested its removal. ② SEP inflation forecasts: If they rise above March levels, arguments for a rate hike gain traction. ③ Dot Plot: While zero members marked a rate hike in March, it is highly likely that Beth Hammack, Rory Logan, and Neel Kashkari will mark a rate hike this time. If the median shifts from "one rate cut" to "one rate hike," it would be a "tightening bomb." Warsh and the Dot Plot — There are observations that Warsh might not mark his dot at all this time, citing his usual stance that "the dot plot is not helpful." The logic is that making a promise in advance leads to being held back by that promise. Bill English of Yale University and Claudia Sham of New Century warn that this could send the wrong signal to the market. *Three Windows* - Rate Hikes (Citadel) — Chief Macro Strategy Frank Flight: Two hikes this year starting in September, and a total of three hikes by early next year. Reasoning: ① Loose financial environment ② Stiff supply chains ③ Vibrant labor market → wage increases → price increases ④ Surge in AI investment. The position is that even with falling oil prices, pressures on wages and service prices accumulated during the war have intensified. Rate Cuts (Citigroup) — Chief Economist Andrew Hollenhorst: Three rate cuts in September, October, and December. The key lens is employment, not prices. The logic is that if the labor market cools down, consumption will decrease → prices will fall → creating room for rate cuts. However, it is expected that the Fed will remove easing language at this meeting and speak in a way that there will be no rate cuts this year. The forecast is conditional: "If the labor market does not weaken, the cut will be pushed back to next year." Among major banks, only Citigroup and Goldman Sachs insist on rate cuts, but Citigroup has a track record of accurately predicting three cuts last year. - Vulnerability of Semiconductor and Tech Stocks — Since the second quarter, the S&P 500 has risen +15.8%, the Nasdaq +24%, and SOX (Philadelphia Semiconductor) +85.8%. However, behind this surge lies approximately $223 billion (about 300 trillion won, an all-time high) in short-term stock-backed loans. Funding costs are also at an all-time high. If the Fed signals a hawkish stance, the cost of debt will rise further, and the tech stock edifice built on debt will be the first to waver. ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ 🔔 Subscribe and turn on notifications so you won't miss the next video. We continue to cover stories about the global economy and the flow of money. 💬 Regarding this FOMC meeting, do you think it will lean toward a rate hike or a rate cut? Please leave your opinion in the comments. We will incorporate it into the topic of the next video. If this video was helpful, please share it with those around you. ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ ⚠️ Disclaimer All content in this video is for educational and informational purposes only and does not constitute a recommendation to buy or sell any specific stock or investment. Investment decision...