63 - Matt Yglesias on the Politics of Fed Policy

63 - Matt Yglesias on the Politics of Fed Policy

Matt Yglesias is a columnist and editor for the news website Vox, which he co-founded in 2014. Today, he joins the show to talk about the politics shaping Fed policy. Matt discusses why he thinks President Barack Obama's biggest policy failure was in failing to appoint members to the Fed's Board of Governors. He also shares his thoughts on where the Left and Right currently stand on monetary issues. David's blog: http://macromarketmusings.blogspot.com/ Matt Yglesias's Vox archive: https://www.vox.com/authors/matthew-yglesias David's Twitter: @DavidBeckworth Matt Yglesias's Twitter: @MattYglesias Related links: "Obama's Biggest Economic Policy Mistake" by Matt Yglesias https://www.vox.com/2014/9/17/6219247/obamas-biggest-economic-policy-mistake "Fed Up" by Matt Yglesias (Feature in *Democracy: A Journal of Ideas*) http://democracyjournal.org/magazine/20/fed-up/

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