Thomas Hoenig, former President of the Kansas City Fed (1991-2011), former Vice Chairman of the FDIC (2012-2018), and currently the Distinguished Senior Fellow at the Mercatus Center, says that inflation is unlikely to come down in 2025, which could cause the Fed to pause rate cuts. *This video was recorded on January 14, 2025 Subscribe to my free newsletter: https://davidlinreport.substack.com/ Listen on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/510WZMFaqeh90Xk4jcE34s Listen on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-david-lin-report FOLLOW THOMAS HOENIG: Mercatus Center Discourse: https://www.discoursemagazine.com/ Substack: https://www.finregrag.com/ FOLLOW DAVID LIN: X (@davidlin_TV): https://x.com/davidlin_TV TikTok (@davidlin_TV): https://www.tiktok.com/@davidlin_tv Instagram (@davidlin_TV): https://www.instagram.com/davidlin_tv/ For business inquiries, reach me at david@thedavidlinreport.com *This video is not financial advice. The channel is not responsible for the performance of sponsors and affiliates.   0:00 – Inflation won’t come down 3:20 – Fed cut in 2025 6:54 – Fed pandemic policy 12:33 – Economic outlook for 2025 14:46 – Government debt 20:49 – Eliminating the FDIC 23:39 – When the Fed should cut rates 30:43 – Financial regulation  35:53 – California wildfires #economy #inflation #federalreserve