Why Everyone Needs to Care About the Fed's Shrinking Balance Sheet
Stephanomics
The Federal Reserve said this week that it's about to try something that's never been done on this scale in the annals of central banking: reduce its $4.5 trillion stockpile of assets. The ramifications could be felt everywhere from mortgage rates, to the cost of vacationing in Thailand, even to President Donald Trump's attitude toward the Fed. Bloomberg reporter Chris Condon joins Scott to explain what's happening and try to come up with a better name than "balance sheet normalization" for the whole process. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comNext Episodes
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