Robert Aro on the Fed's Reverse Repo Trick
From The Human Action Podcast by Mises Institute
April 27, 2026 · Episode 547
About this episode
Bob discusses the implications of the Fed's reverse repo facility with researcher Robert Aro.
Bob sits down with researcher Robert Aro to review his recent Mises.org article on why the widely anticipated post-QT crash never materialized. They trace the answer back to the Fed's reverse repo facility, which quietly injected trillions back into the financial system even as the official balance sheet was shrinking, and what the depletion of that buffer might mean for what comes next. Related: Robert's Power & Market Post, "Why the Crash Was Delayed": Mises.org/HAP547a Bob’s Article, “The Inverted Yield Curve and Recession”: Mises.org/HAP547b The Mises Institute is giving away 100,000 copies of Hayek for the 21st Century. Get your free copy at Mises.org/HAPodFree
People in this episode
Host: Bob
Guest: Robert Aro
Topics covered
- Federal Reserve
- reverse repo
- financial system
- economic analysis
- market trends
Keywords
- Federal Reserve
- reverse repo
- financial system
- QT crash
- economic analysis
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Mises Institute
Books & works: Why the Crash Was Delayed, The Inverted Yield Curve and Recession
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