Boston Fed President Collins on FOMC Dissent and Kevin Warsh’s Nomination

About this episode

The episode features an interview with Boston Fed President Susan Collins discussing inflation and economic policy amidst current challenges.

The Federal Reserve in the United States has struggled to return inflation to its 2% target while navigating criticism from President Trump and scrutiny from the Department of Justice. On today’s Big Take podcast, host David Gura and Bloomberg’s Maria Eloisa Capurro discuss her interview with Boston Fed President Susan Collins. They explore inflation, the economic fallout of the conflict in Iran, and how the US central bank might evolve under Kevin Warsh’s leadership. Read more:  Fed’s Collins Agreed With FOMC Dissenters Over Statement   We have a special Bloomberg subscription offer for podcast listeners at  Bloomberg.com/podcastoffer. Hosted by David Gura; Produced by Rachael Lewis-Krisky; Reported by Maria Eloisa Capurro; Edited by Julia Weaver. Fact-checking by Laura Newcombe; Engineering by Alex Sugiura. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

People in this episode

Host: David Gura

Guest: Susan Collins

Topics covered

• inflation
• Federal Reserve
• economic policy
• leadership
• interview

Keywords

• inflation
• Federal Reserve
• Susan Collins
• Kevin Warsh
• economic fallout
• FOMC
• Iran

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Federal Reserve, Bloomberg, Department of Justice

Places: United States, Iran

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