Perspectives: Inside the Fed

About this episode

Dr Janet Yellen discusses the global economic impact of the Middle East conflict and insights into the Federal Reserve's workings.

This episode of HSBC's Perspectives series features Dr Janet Yellen, former Chair of the US Federal Reserve and former US Treasury Secretary. In-conversation with Janet Henry, Global Chief Economist, HSBC, Dr Yellen shares her views on the global economic impact of the conflict in the Middle East, including what it could mean for inflation, growth and monetary policy. Drawing on her own experience, she offers a rare look inside the workings of the Federal Reserve FOMC and shares her views on possible disinflation from AI-driven productivity growth and the challenges facing US fiscal policy. Watch or listen to find out more. This episode was recorded on the sidelines of the HSBC Global Investment Summit in Hong Kong in April 2026. Find out more here https://www.business.hsbc.com/en-gb/campaigns/global-investment-summit Disclaimer: Views of external guest speakers do not represent those of HSBC.

People in this episode

Host: Janet Henry

Guest: Dr Janet Yellen

Topics covered

• global economy
• inflation
• monetary policy
• AI productivity
• US fiscal policy
• Middle East conflict

Keywords

• Federal Reserve
• inflation
• economic growth
• monetary policy
• AI-driven productivity
• US fiscal policy
• Janet Yellen

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: HSBC

Places: United States, Middle East

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