Federal Reserve Chairman Kevin Warsh is spearheading a significant shift towards real-time economic data, aiming to reduce reliance on traditional government statistics within a year. He believes current methods are too slow and error-prone, impacting policy decisions. Warsh is establishing task forces, including international experts, to explore new data collection and analysis techniques, promising independent advice for institutional improvements.

New Fed Chair Kevin Warsh launches five task forces to review the central bank's $6.7 trillion balance sheet, inflation framework, and communications

SINTRA, Portugal, July 1 : Federal Reserve Chairman Kevin Warsh set an ambitious timeline on Wednesday for the U.S. central bank to "discover" and start relying on real-time…