Powell Stays…Should the Dot Plot?
From Basis Points by Basis Points by WisdomTree Asset Management
May 6, 2026 · 5 min
About this episode
The episode discusses the implications of dissent among Fed officials and Powell's continued leadership on future monetary policy.
Four Fed officials dissented in April—the most since 1992—signaling growing division on rate policy. This week on the Basis Points podcast, Kevin Flanagan explains how this shift, alongside Powell staying on, may, or may not, impact future monetary policy decisions. Basis point: 1/100th of 1 percent. Learn more: https://www.wisdomtree.com/investments/multimedia/basis-points-podcasts#Listen%20now Please see the WisdomTree Glossary for additional definitions of terms and/or indexes: https://www.wisdomtree.com/investments/glossary
People in this episode
Host: Kevin Flanagan
Topics covered
- Federal Reserve
- monetary policy
- interest rates
- economic policy
- financial markets
Keywords
- Federal Reserve
- rate policy
- monetary policy
- Kevin Flanagan
- interest rates
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Federal Reserve, WisdomTree Asset Management
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