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Jerome Powell's likely final FOMC meeting as Fed chair on April 29, 2026, concludes an eight-year tenure marked by a pandemic-era inflation crisis, a historic rate-hiking cycle that peaked at 5.25–5.5%, and an ongoing political battle over central bank independence. With Kevin Warsh advancing through Senate confirmation to replace him, the transition raises questions about the future of monetary policy, the fate of the Fed's institutional autonomy, and the lessons of politically driven central bank leadership changes abroad.