Raphael Bostic is the president and chief executive officer of the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta. In President Bostic’s first appearance on the show, he discusses his love of birding, what that teaches him about central banking, the unique role of the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta, switching for FIT to FAIT back to FIT, what to do about inflation, the importance of globalization, rising fiscal pressures, and much more.
Check out the transcript for this week’s episode, now with links.
Recorded on September 23rd, 2025
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Timestamps
00:00:00 - Intro
00:01:34 - Birding
00:06:07 - Birding's Connection to Central Banking
00:09:05 - Atlanta Fed
00:15:27 - Fed Framework Revisions
00:24:31 - Inflation
00:32:23 - Forecasted Long-Run Federal Funds Rate
00:37:43 - Globalization
00:39:13 - Fiscal Pressures
01:03:39 - Outro
