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Federal Reserve chairman Kevin Warsh made clear four weeks ago that he wants to use his speech at the Kansas City Fed's annual symposium in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, to take on big, lofty ideas, as opposed to the tactical details of what the Fed may do in this year's three remaining policy meetings.

The big picture: Warsh is under intense pressure to give a clearer message Friday at 10am ET than he has so far on the current inflation landscape, the prospects for near-term interest rate increases and the relationship between the Fed and the Treasury.