About this episode
The episode discusses the challenges Kevin Warsh faces as he navigates economic and political pressures regarding interest rates.
President Trump’s pick for Fed chair is facing a multi-trillion-dollar high-wire act. The Iran war is ratcheting up inflationary pressures as the jobs market weakens. Raising or cutting interest rates right now could be problematic. But doing nothing is also risky with President Trump determined to see the Fed cut rates. On this episode of Reuters Econ World, U.S. economics editor Dan Burns joins host Carmel Crimmins to discuss how Warsh may try to thread the economic and political needle. Sign up for the Reuters Econ World newsletter Catch Reuters Morning Bid here For information on our privacy and data protection practices visit the Thomson Reuters Privacy Statement. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Further listening Trump’s economy — Live from New York Is the U.S. economy in danger of contracting? Live podcast: The affordability gap Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
People in this episode
Host: Carmel Crimmins
Guest: Dan Burns
Topics covered
- Federal Reserve
- interest rates
- inflation
- U.S. economy
- political economy
Keywords
- Kevin Warsh
- Federal Reserve
- interest rates
- inflation
- Trump administration
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Organizations: Reuters, Thomson Reuters
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