Jim Bullard, former President of the St. Louis Fed and current Dean of Purdue University's Daniels Business School, discusses the outlook for economic growth, inflation, what the Fed should do next, and how FOMC decisions are made. *This video was recorded on September 23, 2024 Subscribe to my free newsletter: https://davidlinreport.substack.com/ Listen on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/510WZMFaqeh90Xk4jcE34s Listen on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-david-lin-report FOLLOW JIM BULLARD: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/school/purduebusiness/ FOLLOW DAVID LIN: X (@davidlin_TV): https://x.com/davidlin_TV TikTok (@davidlin_TV): https://www.tiktok.com/@davidlin_tv Instagram (@davidlin_TV): https://www.instagram.com/davidlin_tv/ For business inquiries, reach me at david@thedavidlinreport.com *This video is not financial advice. The channel is not responsible for the performance of sponsors and affiliates. 0:00 - Intro 2:00 - Economic projections 6:15 - FOMC decision making process 9:50 - Data sources the Fed uses 12:00 - Fed funds rate projection 13:30 - Measures of inflation 17:00 - Long-term economic growth 17:45 - Soft landing in 2025? 19:10 - Neutral rate 21:53 - Recession outlook 24:20 - Senators urged Fed to cut by 75 bps 28:40 - Fed policy in 2022 31:25 - "Policy rate is too high" 33:00 - Central bank "cross-communication" 34:35 - How the Fed decided on a cut 36:18 - Risks to the economy 38:00 - Most memorable experience at the Fed #economy #federalreserve
