Federal Reserve Chair Warsh has explicitly rejected the traditional neutral rate analytical framework, stating on September 16 that the concept is only "academically useful" and holds no guiding significance for rate decisions. This declaration marks a decisive break from predecessor policy thinking as Warsh outlines a new institutional direction on his 127th day leading the central bank. The policy pivot accompanies immediate operational restructuring at the Fed, including shortened post-meeting press conferences and reorganized media seating arrangements. Analysts view these communication changes alongside the abandonment of neutral rate guidance as evidence of a comprehensive shift in both monetary policy logic and institutional transparency under Warsh's leadership.