CNBC Daily Open: Warsh holds cards close on Fed policy, but inflation numbers may tip his hand

A television station broadcasts Kevin Warsh, chairman of the US Federal Reserve, speaking after a Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting as a trader works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York, US, on Wednesday, Sept. 16, 2026.Michael Nagle | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesHello, this is Hui Jie writing from Singapore, filling in for Leonie Kidd. Welcome to another edition of CNBC's Daily Open.Federal Reserve Chairman Kevin Warsh offered markets few clues in his final public appearance before the central bank's October meeting. The latest inflation data, however, may have spoken for him.Meanwhile, the AI trade had a rough Thursday as investors shifted their attention from what the technology can do to who will pay for it.CoreWeave, whose debt is showing signs of distress, has become the sector's latest cautionary tale. What you need to know todayIn his last public appearance before the Federal Reserve's October meeting, chairman Kevin Warsh gave no signals about where the central bank could go, saying he does not "prejudge meetings." "I don't believe in saying now what I might do at the meetings that we have in the balance of this year," Warsh said.Speaking ...