MNI FedSpeak Podcasts

An exceptionally good January jobs report indicates an even stronger U.S. labor market than previously thought, Richmond Fed senior adviser Thomas Lubik tells MNI.

Stubborn inflation pressures could force the Federal Reserve to resume rate hikes later in the year after an expected pause in the next couple of meetings, ex-Richmond Fed economist Peter Ireland tells MNI. 

Minneapolis Fed Economist Simon Mongey tells MNI that his research on vacancies and job matching suggests worries about a large spike in unemployment are overdone.

Minneapolis Federal Reserve Research Director Andrea Raffo says inflation is still uncomfortably high but recent reports show signs of moderation. He also says that U.S. labor supply is a question mark this year, and global trade resilience argues against a new era of faster inflation.

Former finance minister adviser Robert Asselin discusses inflation pressures on fiscal and monetary policy.

A fragile financial system presents risks to the Federal Reserve's ability to raise interest rates enough to bring down inflation, says former Officer of Financial Research Director Richard Berner.

Thorsten Koeppl, a Queen's University economics professor and Bank of Canada research award winner, discusses how to handle coming losses on the central bank's bond purchase program and a potential further slowdown in interest-rate hikes.

The Bank of England may need to hike interest rates as high as 6% despite a looming UK recession, ex-MPC member Willem Buiter tells MNI. 

​The Fed's aggressive push to raise interest rates in the face of 40-year high inflation risks an overtightening of monetary conditions that could send the economy into recession, says Jeff Fuhrer, a former senior policy advisor at the Boston Fed.

Canadian trade finance bank EDC chief economist Stuart Bergman discusses why the global economy can cycle through next year without a recession if policymakers avoid hitting any pebbles.