WARSH’S “QUIETER FED” PLAN RAISES WALL STREET CONCERNS Fed Chair Kevin Warsh is reportedly considering fewer scheduled policy meetings as part of efforts to reduce the central bank’s influence on markets. Goldman Sachs and Barclays warn the strategy could backfire. Less Fed communication may cause markets to misread economic signals, while fewer meetings could make each decision more volatile. The Fed has held eight scheduled meetings annually since 1981.(*Walter Bloomberg)