Unusual Whales Pod Ep. 61: FOMC, Jerome Powell, Inflation, and the Economy in 2025

About this episode

The episode discusses the Fed Rate Pause and macroeconomic outlook for 2025 with a panel of experts.

Unusual Whales Pod Ep. 61: FOMC, Jerome Powell, Inflation, and the Economy in 2025 This episode of the Unusual Whales Pod was recorded Live on May 8th, 2025. Nicholas hosts a panel of macroeconomic experts and investors to discuss the continued Fed Rate Pause, holding rates at 4.25% to 4.5%, Trump’s enduring tariff battle and international trade war, the economy, and how things are looking from a macroeconomic point of view heading into the latter half of 2025. Panel: Joseph Wang https://twitter.com/FedGuy12 Thelastbearstanding https://twitter.com/LastBearStandng Bob Elliott https://x.com/BobEUnlimited Cem Karsan https://twitter.com/jam_croissant Michael Kao https://twitter.com/UrbanKaoboy Hosted by: Nicholas FNS: https://twitter.com/NicholasFNS Unusual Whales: https://twitter.com/unusual_whales This Pod is not financial advice. Unusual Whales Inc. is not registered as a securities broker-dealer or an investment adviser with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (“FINRA”) or any state securities regulatory authority. The stock market is risky, and any trade or investment is expected to have some, or total, loss. Please do…

People in this episode

Host: Nicholas

Guests: Joseph Wang, Thelastbearstanding, Bob Elliott, Cem Karsan, Michael Kao

Topics covered

• FOMC
• Inflation
• Economy
• Macroeconomics
• Federal Reserve
• Trade War

Keywords

• FOMC
• Jerome Powell
• Inflation
• Economy 2025
• Federal Reserve
• Trade War
• Macroeconomic experts

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