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January 19, 2024 | 25min
Hamstrung and Handicapped: The Fed’s Precarious Positions Worsens
With an eye-watering $8 trillion balance sheet, the Fed is in a precarious situation at the worst time. We have Geopolitical risks, a new (and worse) pandemic on the horizon, and no change in interest rates anytime soon. The government is truly handicapped to take any action if the economy corrects (and it will) and is doomed to continue walking on economic eggshells. In this state, we can’t handle any massive events, but there are multiple global events that could send us over the edge at any moment. What does the ECB’s stance on interest rates mean for the US? Can we survive a pandemic worse than coronavirus? In this week’s podcast, we share what’s happening on both the macro and micro level and why it puts the Fed in a delicate position.
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