MNI FedSpeak Podcasts

Central bank advisor and LSE monetary scholar Ricardo Reis tells MNI the Fed is so far behind the curve that it will probably have to tighten policy even more than officials currently expect.

Richmond Fed President Thomas Barkin speaks exclusively to MNI about the prospect for further interest rate hikes, the likely path of inflation and more.

Former Fed board economist Roberto Perli sees at least a 50% chance that the economy will slip into recession as the Fed tightens monetary policy. 

William Rodgers III, Director of Institute for Economic Equity at the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, discusses the job market and his research on the benefits of true full employment. 

The Fed will soon start to reduce its $9 trillion balance sheet in a process it hopes will run smoothly and in the background. However, former New York Fed senior trader Joseph Wang says reversing the biggest monetary experiment in modern history will not likely be that smooth.

"My own president is one of those advocating for a pretty aggressive hiking cycle, 50 basis points at more than one meeting," St. Louis Fed Vice President and Senior Economist David Andolfatto tells MNI. .

Former Atlanta Fed President Dennis Lockhart told MNI the Fed is doing its best to play catch-up on unexpected and persistent inflation.