How a former Fed vice chair would approach rate cuts

前美联储副主席将如何应对利率下调

The Indicator from Planet Money

2025-12-09

9 分钟
PDF

单集简介 ...

Federal Reserve is meeting to make its interest rate decision after the government shutdown delayed key economic data. Today on the show, we talk to the former Vice Chair of the Fed, Lael Brainard, about what she would do with interest rates in this critical yet foggy economic moment. Related episodes: A little doomsday feeling is weighing on the economyCan ... we still trust the monthly jobs report? For sponsor-free episodes of The Indicator from Planet Money, subscribe to Planet Money+ via Apple Podcasts or at plus.npr.org. Fact-checking by Sierra Juarez. Music by Drop Electric. Find us: TikTok, Instagram, Facebook, Newsletter. Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy
更多

单集文稿 ...

  • Hey everyone, it's Darian Woods here.

  • Just quickly before we start the show, I want to take a minute to talk about public media.

  • This is what makes The Indicator and other NPR podcasts special.

  • Public media was founded to inform, to educate, and to expand our perspective.

  • But as of this fall, federal funding for public media,

  • including NPR and local NPR stations, has been eliminated.

  • Despite that, we remain committed to this work.

  • Just this year,

  • we've done episodes on why the trade war is missing a referee on the stock market and the magic of diversification on the surging cost of healthcare for pets.

  • We go beyond the headlines to show you how the economy affects your life.

  • In 2026, with your help, we can do even more.

  • Thank you if you already go the extra mile as an NPR Plus supporter.

  • If not, you can join the Plus community,

  • get a bunch of perks like bonus episodes from across NPR's podcasts,

  • and support public media by signing up for NPR Plus today.

  • Just go to plus.npr.org NPR This is The Indicator from Planet Money.

  • I'm Darian Woods.

  • And I'm Stephen Misaha.

  • Because of the recent government shutdown,

  • a lot of economic indicators have been delayed or even canceled.