Can the Federal Reserve afford to begin easing interest rates?



Former Kansas City Federal Reserve Bank President and CEO Thomas Hoenig joins ‘Maria Bartiromo’s Wall Street’ to discuss what we can expect from the Federal Reserve’s first 2024 meeting.

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21 comments

  1. A significant increase in interest rates by the Fed, and rising Treasury yields all point to additional losses for the economy and the market in general. How can I profit from the present market turbulence because I've lost almost $120K in my portfolio?

  2. Brent crude is around $83 and, should the United States and Israel have a military confrontation with Iran, Brent will spike. And if prices rise to the $130 per barrel range, it will crash economies and equity markets.

  3. The economy almost always performs better under Democrats. Trump made no investments in the future. Biden passed the Chips Act and infrastructure bill.

  4. It's all smoke and mirrors.

  5. Because there are apparently plenty of people that believe the Federal Reserve controls interest rates. Wake up sheeples. They do not.

  6. this is what happens then the government hands out trillions of dollars over seas and then prints off $14 trillion to hand to their corrupt corporate friends

  7. Let's hold off the party until we see the revisions downward that have occurred on every release from this government.

  8. The market and the Fed consistently underestimate the sticky nature of inflation. The markets are still unsure if the Federal Reserve will continue to its plan to raise interest rates until inflation is under control, despite the fact that bond yields are rising while stock prices are falling. What is the greatest strategy to take advantage of the current bear market while I'm still deciding whether to sell my $400k worth of stocks?

  9. I work for a federally supported transit company. Instead of offering overtime work opportunities they’re over hiring to avoid paying overtime so employee don’t get paid more. Sucks. I really doubt anything will come good with these things going on

  10. I work for a federally supported transit company. Instead of offering overtime work opportunities they’re over hiring to avoid paying overtime so employee don’t get paid more. Sucks. I really doubt anything will come good with these things going on

  11. I don't think he meant to say above the 3% target at 0:48. lol

  12. They will lower it, it's a election year.
    Must try to make it look good for dems

  13. QE is made to buy voters for that zombie fool they have in WH.

  14. These people who want lower rates are selfish children. QT and budget surpluses!

  15. Ease rates as inflation remains out of control?

  16. The FED is to be blamed for economic crisis, they ultimately benefit from buying failed banks, houses or even cars cheaper. Oh well, they can print credit as long as someone will borrow it into existence, but production cannot be printed. Right or wrong?

  17. Home prices and rents are absurd in this country ! Keep rates high and reward savers !

  18. Policy makers must have couradge to say : it is not about inflation ! It is a out lack of affordable money investment thus rates must rise ! Milošević S B . Russia .