Marc Chandler - Major Changes Could Be Coming To The Fed: Inflation Measures, Dot Plots, Gold Revaluation, Future Policy

In today’s Daily Editorial, I am joined by Marc Chandler, Managing Partner at Bannockburn Global Forex and Editor of the Marc to Market website. With significant news breaking regarding the Department of Justice and Federal Reserve leadership, Marc provides a deep dive into the shifting tectonic plates of US monetary policy and the potential for a historic revaluation of US sovereign assets.

Key Discussion Points:

• The Transition to a Warsh-led Federal Reserve: Marc discusses the implications of the DOJ dropping its investigation into Jerome Powell, clearing the path for Kevin Warsh and a potential departure from the policy continuity seen over the last two decades.
• Rethinking Inflation Targets and Measurements: A look at how a new Fed administration might move away from the traditional 2% target or change the primary instruments used to measure inflation, such as shifting toward trimmed-mean CPI.
• The Potential Revaluation of US Gold Holdings: An intriguing analysis of the proposal to revalue the US government’s 8,400 tons of gold from its current book value of $42.22 to a market-adjacent price, potentially adding $500 billion to the US balance sheet.
• A New Treasury-Federal Reserve Accord: Marc explores the possibility of a renewed formal agreement between the Treasury and the Fed to streamline fiscal and monetary coordination, potentially limiting "mission creep" like Quantitative Easing.
• Global Central Bank Preview: A concise outlook on the upcoming meetings for the Fed, Bank of Canada, ECB, Bank of England, and the Bank of Japan, and why "wait and see" remains the dominant theme.

 

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