Watching The Fed: Yield Curves, Wall Street And Food Shortages
We discuss the hawkish messaging of the Federal Reserve, the importance of a yield curve inversion and the possibility of an emerging food crisis.Listen To This Episode:AppleSpotifyGoogleLibsynOvercastIn this episode of the “Fed Watch” podcast, I cover topics we were unable to cover on the weekly livestream. I go over the importance of the Sarah Bloom Raskin-withdrawal, what the Fed is thinking by signaling hawkish policy so aggressively and do a deep dive into the emerging food crisis that could result in a continental-scale famine.“Fed Watch” is a podcast for people interested in central....
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