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What Bill Did the Fed Kill That Got Elizabeth Warren and Rick Scott to Agree? | Macro Musings
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Andy Levin on Holding the Fed Accountable
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Should the Treasury Play a Larger Role in Emergency Lending? | Macro Musings
56:03
Kathryn Judge on the Importance of Emergency Lending Facilities at the Federal Reserve
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What is the Dollar’s Secret Sauce that the Euro is Missing? | Macro Musings
57:44
Paul Blustein on the Rise, Dominance, and Current Challenges to King Dollar
59:53
Bill Nelson on the Future of Central Bank Operating Systems
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Do you know where the US’s Agricultural Trade Deficit comes from? | Macro Musings
1:02:26
Scott Lincicome on the Trump Trade War
Do you view Humans as a Stomach or a Brain? | Macro Musings
55:31
Lyman Stone on Demographic and Marriage Decline
Are Monetary Rules Doing Too Much? | Macro Musings
57:42
Athanasios Orphanides on Real-Time Monetary Rules and their Impact on the Fed’s Framework Review
Is the Future Reserved for the Curious? | Macro Musings
57:14
Dean Ball on the Past, Present, and Future of AI
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Why is the Option for Independent Work so Important? | Macro Musings
1:03:17
Liya Palagashvili on the Gig Economy, Portable Benefits, and Changing Labor Regulations
Why the Fed should Broaden its Scope in this Framework Review | Macro Musings
51:38
Evan Koenig on the Case for Nominal GDP Targeting
Steven Kelly Plays Therapist for the Fed | Macro Musings
48:31
Steven Kelly on the Challenges of Treasury Equity Funding for 13(3) Facilities
0:59
Should Congress have a Say in Fed Monetary Policy? | Macro Musings
58:03
Senator Pat Toomey on Fed Governance, Monetary Policy, and the future of Digital Assets
56:33
Brian Albrecht on Business Dynamism, Greedflation, and Antitrust
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The Fed Framework Review: Macro Musings’ Greatest NGDP Targeting Hits
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Peter Conti-Brown Predicts Skirmishes Between President Trump and Fed Chair Powell | Macro Musings
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Peter Conti-Brown on the Fed under Trump 2.0, Reforming the Discount Window, and Providential Mom...
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David Bahnsen Shares who he Believes the Next Federal Reserve Chairman will be | Macro Musings
54:43
David Bahnsen on the Incoming Trump Administration and the Financialization of the US Economy
Marijn Bolhuis on the Implications of a Large Fiscal Monetary Gap | Macro Musings
52:25
Marijn Bolhuis on Fiscal R-star and its Implications for Macroeconomic Policy
Who is in David Beckworth’s starting five of Marco Economists | Macro Musings
37:54
Macro Musings 2024 Retrospective
0:55
Has the true functionality and purpose of Bitcoin changed? | Macro Musings
1:00:53
George Selgin on Strategic Bitcoin Reserves, Debanking, and the Fed’s Framework Review
How do we improve quality and quantity of research? | Macro Musings
54:21
Joey Politano on the AI Investment Boom and Trends in Economic Growth
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How consequential was the real bills doctrine? | Macro Musings
56:06
Jeffrey Lacker on the History of Fed Credit Policy and the Four Doctrines of Fed Lending
Why does wage growth distinction matter? | Macro Musings
50:02
Zachary Mazlish on the Political Implications of Inflation and the Impact of Transformative AI
What is the most important new development in the Treasury market? | Macro Musings
47:24
Ellen Correia Golay on the Keys to Improving Treasury Market Resiliency
0:44
Why is it critical to understand the sources of bank failures? | Macro Musings
55:17
Emil Verner on Banking Crises, Credit Booms, and the Rise of Populism
How should the Fed alter its forward guidance strategy moving forward? | Macro Musings
56:04
Loretta Mester on How to Improve the Fed’s Operating Framework
1:00:23
Jon Hartley on the Shadow Open Market Committee and Macroeconomic Policy
How will the Fed approach its next framework review? | Macro Musings
56:54
Tara Sinclair on Real-time Economic Analysis and the Fed’s Upcoming Framework Review
0:56
Has the Fed successfully achieved a soft landing? | Macro Musings
58:21
Joseph Gagnon on the Trinity of COVID-era Inflation and the Upcoming Fed Framework Review
Has Argentina's recent progress on inflation received the recognition it deserves? | Macro Musings
59:29
Emilio Ocampo on Dollarization and the State of the Argentine Economy
55:49
Jonathon Hazell on the Costs and Causes of Inflation and the Phillips Curve Debate
Why should we care about central bank independence? | Macro Musings
1:00:26
Thomas Drechsel on the Effects of Political Pressure and Identifying Monetary Policy Shocks
58:10
Matthew Pines on the Geopolitical and National Security Implications of Cryptocurrency Adoption
55:21
Travis Hill on the Discount Window, Receivership Funding, and Financial Tokenization
How should we view the recent trends of demographic decline? | Macro Musings
Catherine Pakaluk on *Hannah’s Children: The Women Quietly Defying the Birth Dearth*
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Could the threat of tariffs be an effective geopolitical negotiation tool? | Macro Musings
49:59
Stephen Miran on Activist Treasury Issuance and the Monetary Policy Implications of a Second Trum...
Carola Binder on the History of Inflation, the Fed Framework Review, and the Promise of Nominal G...
Does increased central clearing create risk concentration concerns? | Macro Musings
49:06
Samim Ghamami on How to Reform the Treasury Market
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Kyla Scanlon Inquires About the Most Infamous Mug in Macro Economics | Macro Musings
51:31
Kyla Scanlon on the “Vibecession”, the Vibe Economy, and the Path to Growing American Wealth
Sam Schulhofer-Wohl on How to Improve Treasury Market Resiliency
Are central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) a major threat to cybersecurity? | Macro Musings
1:02:00
Nicholas Anthony on *Digital Currency or Digital Control: Decoding CBDC and the Future of Money*
What makes the St. Louis Fed such a significant part of macroeconomic policymaking? | Macro Musings
54:34
James Bullard on FAIT, Nominal GDP Targeting, and the Fed’s Upcoming Framework Review
What does the future look like for central bank digital currency (CBDC) in the US? | Macro Musings
53:29
Josh Lipsky on Financial Statecraft, Cross-border Payments, and the Global Status of the Dollar
Can the discount window alone help banks avoid the threat of a run in the market? | Macro Musings
55:25
Steven Kelly on the Financial Stability Implications of the Discount Window
Is the United States presently on a sustainable debt trajectory? | Macro Musings
59:05
Ernie Tedeschi on Full Employment, the US Safe Harbor Premium, and the Current Path of R-Star
Former Richmond Fed President Jeffrey Lacker Discusses Supply-Shock Inflation & Surges in Spending
55:42
Jeffrey Lacker on Fed Governance and Learning from the Recent Inflation Surge
58:35
Mickey Levy on How to Reboot Fed Policy Ahead of its Upcoming Framework Review
52:48
Lars Christensen on AI and its Impact on Monetary Policy and the Broader Field of Economics
1:00:31
Ryan Bourne on *The War on Prices: How Popular Misconceptions about Inflation, Prices, and Value ...
57:47
George Selgin on Fed Master Accounts, Central Bank Independence, and the Fed’s Balance Sheet
50:25
Roberto Perli on the Past, Present, and Future of the Fed’s Balance Sheet
1:02:47
Mary Daly on Fed Policy, the Economic Impacts of AI, and the Future of the Fed’s Framework
54:02
Dan Katz and Stephen Miran on Reforming the Federal Reserve’s Governance
6:39
BONUS: Richard Clarida on His Musical Interests and *Time No Changes*
1:01:30
Richard Clarida on FAIT, R-Star, and the Future of the Fed’s Framework
53:38
Saleha Mohsin on *Paper Soldiers: How the Weaponization of the Dollar Changed the World Order*
56:13
Josh Hendrickson on the Treasury Standard and Global Dollar Dominance
49:58
Julia Coronado on Productivity, Commercial Real Estate, and the Fed’s Soft Landing
56:52
Isabel Schnabel on the ECB and its New Operational Framework
54:44
Andrew Levin & Christina Parajon Skinner on *Central Bank Undersight: Assessing Fed’s Accountability
56:11
Anat Admati on the US Banking System and the Basel III Endgame
56:19
Steven Kamin and Mark Sobel on the Current State of Dollar Dominance
57:25
Peter Williams on Interest Rates, Term Premium, and the Importance of Inflation Expectations
51:53
Bill Nelson on the Using the Discount Window for Liquidity Requirements and Its Implications
1:01:12
Eric Leeper on *A Fiscal Accounting of COVID Inflation*
56:46
Jeffrey Lacker on Governance at the Federal Reserve
Mark Koyama on *How the World Became Rich: The Historical Origins of Economic Growth*
59:39
Gauti Eggertsson on the Post-Pandemic Inflation Surge and its Implications for Monetary Policy
1:10:13
Jonathon Hazell on Phillips Curves, Wage Rigidity, and How to Measure R-Star
1:05:55
Skanda Amarnath and Preston Mui on the Tribal Transitory Debate and the Future of the Fed
50:58
Claudio Borio on the Future of Central Bank Operating Systems
54:38
Colby Smith, Steven Kelly, and Gerard DiPippo on the Highlights of 2023 and Looking Ahead
56:41
Tyler Cowen on the Greatest Economist of All Time and Other Macro Awards
1:02:49
Nicolas Cachanosky on Dollarization in Argentina
1:03:01
Charlie Evans on the Past, Present, and Future of U.S. Monetary Policy
Matteo Maggiori and Jesse Schreger on Geoeconomics and its Policy Implications
51:17
Matthew Raskin on Treasury Market Stability, Interest Rates, and the Fed’s Balance Sheet
54:33
David Papell on the History, Motivations, and Current Applications of Monetary Policy Rules
58:05
Rachel Siegel on the Fed, Commercial Real Estate, and the Economics of the 2024 Election
1:00:09
Will Bateman on the History and Evolving Nature of the Fiscal Fed
52:47
PJ Glandon on the State of Macroeconomics: Research and Pedagogy
41:47
Ed Nelson on the Life, Work, and Legacy of Bennett McCallum
55:40
Sam Hammond on AI, Techno-Feudalism, and the Future of the State
53:37
Marc Goldwein on the US Government Budget: Structure, Challenges, and Reform Strategies
1:01:44
Lev Menand and Josh Younger on Money and the Public Debt: Treasury Market Liquidity
59:21
Thomas Hoenig on Public Debt Sustainability and the Current State of the US Banking System
1:11:37
Robert McCauley on Bond Market Crises and the International Lender of Last Resort
58:40
Joe Gagnon on Inflation Progress and the Path Ahead
58:27
Nicholas Anthony on the Current Prospects and Legislative Developments Surrounding CBDC
1:01:54
John Coates on *The Problem of Twelve: When a Few Financial Institutions Control Everything*
57:08
Zac Gross on the Past, Present, and Future of Australian Monetary Policy
1:05:14
Larry White on Gold, Fiat, and Bitcoin: Determining the Ideal Monetary Standard
1:01:41
Ricardo Reis on the Macroeconomics of Financial Crises and the Recent Inflation Surge
58:06
Macro Lit Review 4: Highlights from Mid-2023 with George Selgin
54:47
Bryan Cutsinger and Louis Rouanet on the Politics and Dynamics of Hyperinflation in Revolutionary...
57:11
Jesus Fernandez-Villaverde on Demographic Trends, Recent Macroeconomic Developments, and AI’s Imp...
59:38
Chris Conlon on the Post-COVID Inflation Surge and the Greedflation Narrative
55:19
Tim Lee on the Present and Future of AI and its Implications for Policy
56:35
Steven Kamin on the Global Influence of Fed Policy and the U.S. Dollar
54:27
Chris Hughes on the Legacy of Arthur Burns and its Implications for Macro Policy Today
50:19
Peter Stella on the Quasi-Fiscal Implications of Central Bank Crisis Intervention
Christina Skinner on Central Bank Digital Currency as New Public Money
49:00
Gianluca Benigno on the Basics and Policy Functionality of R** and the Dollar’s Imperial Circle
55:14
Dan McDowell on *Bucking the Buck: US Financial Sanctions and the International Backlash Against ...
51:20
Jeanna Smialek on *Limitless: The Federal Reserve Takes on a New Age of Crisis*
1:08:21
Nathan Tankus on the Future of MMT and How to Avoid U.S. Debt Default
47:33
Brian Sack on the Fed’s Balance Sheet and How to Improve the Floor Operating System
55:20
Mark Calabria on *Shelter From the Storm: How a COVID Mortgage Meltdown Was Averted*
19:15
BONUS: George Hall on Financing World War II and Managing Post-War Debt
49:55
George Hall on the History of the U.S. National Debt and Government Financing
54:12
Bill Nelson on the Fed’s Discount Window Lending, the Overnight Reverse Repo Facility, and the Sh...
56:57
Kate Judge and Peter Conti-Brown on the Lessons Learned from the 2023 Banking Panic
53:26
Brian Riedl on the Current and Future Outlook for US Public Finance and Budget Reform
52:23
Steven Kelly on the Silicon Valley Bank Collapse and Its Implications for Financial Policy
52:03
Derek Tang on the Present and Future Landscape for Fed Policy and Politics
53:10
Joey Politano on Fed Policy, Inflation, and the Current State of the US Economy
52:31
Peter Conti-Brown on the Legal and Regulatory Issues Facing the Fed and Financial Markets
51:58
David Wilcox on the Debt Ceiling Crisis and the Crippling Costs of Default
1:00:12
Julie Hill on the History and Recent Developments of Fed Master Accounts
49:32
Macro Lit Review 3: Highlights from Early 2023 with George Selgin
47:50
Michael Strain on Averting the Looming Debt Ceiling Disaster
55:37
John Roberts on Macroeconomic Modeling at the Fed, Makeup Policy, and the Future of FAIT
58:13
Paul Tucker on *Global Discord: Values and Power in a Fractured World Order*
55:08
Victoria Guida on Developments at the Federal Reserve and in Financial Regulation
Martin Chorzempa on China’s Cashless Revolution and the Rise of Super Apps
54:13
Heather Long, Ryan Avent, and Cardiff Garcia on Pandemic Reflections and Economic Predictions for...
48:12
Tomas Hirst on the State of ECB Policy and the Eurozone Economy
53:54
Joe Gagnon on *25 Years of Excess Unemployment* and the Phillips Curve Debate
30:10
BONUS: Noah Smith on the State of Macroeconomics
48:16
Noah Smith on the Future of the Chinese Economy and the Climate of Social Change in the US
43:29
Hugh Rockoff on Optimal Currency Areas, “Yellowbacks,” and Free Banking
51:59
Patrick Horan and David Beckworth on *The Fate of FAIT* and the Future of the Fed’s Monetary Fram...
57:33
Ethan Ilzetzki on the International Implications of Fed Policy, Business Cycle Theory, and the UK...
46:36
Megan Greene on the UK’s Recent Market Turmoil and What it Means for the Future of the Global Eco...
54:04
Yesha Yadav on Treasury Market Turmoil and Potential Solutions for Reform
52:37
Peter Ganong on the Dynamism and Resiliency of the US Economy
49:34
Bill Nelson on How Bank Examiner Preferences are Obstructing Monetary Policy
34:12
BONUS: George Selgin on *False Dawn: The New Deal and the Promise of Recovery*
Macro Lit Review 2: Highlights from Late 2022 with George Selgin
52:35
Bill English on the Effectiveness of QE and the Consequences of Fed Losses
54:54
Andrew Levin on the Costs and Benefits of QE4 and the Future of the Fed’s Balance Sheet
49:22
Steven Kelly on Crises, Stability, and the Fed’s Role in Financial Markets
52:32
Scott Sumner on Alternative Approaches to Monetary Policy
Hanno Lustig on Fiscal Dominance, Inflation, and the Effects of Long-term Interest Rate Decline
54:16
Joshua Younger on the Treasury Market: Structure, Stressors, and Potential Reforms
53:17
Carola Binder on the Importance of Inflation Expectations and How Policymakers Should Respond
52:58
Jeffrey Lacker on the Past, Present, and Future of Federal Reserve Policy
17:49
BONUS: Gerard DiPippo on China’s Attempts to Infiltrate the Fed
59:18
Gerard DiPippo on the Russia Sanctions, Demographic Decline, and the Future of the Global Monetar...
49:52
Tom Graff on the July FOMC Meeting and the Recession Debate
Ellen Meade on Transparency, Independence, and Lessons for the Fed’s Next Framework Review
47:16
Randal Quarles on Inflation, Balance Sheet Reduction, Financial Stability, and the Future of the Fed
47:29
Kathy Jones on the Current Economic Slowdown, Quantitative Tightening, and the Fed’s New Framework
48:17
Michael Dooley on the International Monetary System and Future of Global Dollar Dominance
51:19
Brian Knight on the Politicization of Finance
52:33
Lev Menand on *The Fed Unbound: Central Banking in a Time of Crisis*
57:21
Macro Lit Review 1: Highlights from Mid-2022 with George Selgin
50:48
Christine McDaniel on the Russia Sanctions and Their Impact on Globalization and the Russian Economy
58:31
Manmohan Singh on the Role and Structure of Stablecoins and the Impact of Collateral in the Finan...
59:33
Bill Nelson on How the Fed Fell Behind the Curve
51:33
Josh Hendrickson on Economic Growth, National Defense, and US Monetary Policy
57:29
Peter Ireland on the Fed’s Pandemic Performance and the Path Forward for Monetary Policy
1:01:36
Jens van 't Klooster on Recent ECB Policy: A Paradigm Shift Without Legislative Change
53:53
Colin Grabow on Current Trends in US Trade Policy and the Adverse Impact of the Jones Act
53:51
Nick Timiraos on Jerome Powell’s Tenure as Fed Chair
