David Beckworth
@davidbeckworth.bsky.social
Senior Research Fellow at the Mercatus Center || Podcast Host at http://macromusings.libsyn.com || Former U.S. Treasury Economist || Micah 6:8, John 3:16
Meet Sim Powell and his LLM Fed colleagues that argue, cajole, and dissent like the real FOMC. Amazing discussion with @tarasinc.bsky.social on her work with Sophia Kazinnik where they replicate and experiment with the FOMC via LLMs of each Fed official! Full show: youtu.be/rpLAka4MKIc (1/2)
Tara Sinclair on a Synthetic AI FOMC
YouTube video by David Beckworth
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November 12, 2025 at 1:03 PM
Meet Sim Powell and his LLM Fed colleagues that argue, cajole, and dissent like the real FOMC. Amazing discussion with @tarasinc.bsky.social on her work with Sophia Kazinnik where they replicate and experiment with the FOMC via LLMs of each Fed official! Full show: youtu.be/rpLAka4MKIc (1/2)
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A brilliantly clear-eyed view on how dollar stablecoins might impact the Fed’s operations: @davidbeckworth.bsky.social Barbarians at the Fed's Gate: Stablecoins are knocking and the Fed is letting them inside
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Barbarians at the Fed's Gate
Stablecoins are knocking and the Fed is letting them inside.
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October 30, 2025 at 2:56 PM
A brilliantly clear-eyed view on how dollar stablecoins might impact the Fed’s operations: @davidbeckworth.bsky.social Barbarians at the Fed's Gate: Stablecoins are knocking and the Fed is letting them inside
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Should the Fed adopt an inflation range target? open.substack.com/pub/macroeco...
Home, Home on the (Inflation) Range, Where the Hawks and Doves Roam
The case for--and the surprising implications of--an inflation range target
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October 16, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Should the Fed adopt an inflation range target? open.substack.com/pub/macroeco...
Two recent Fed speeches suggest cracks are emerging in the FOMC's support of its ample reserve system! My latest: tinyurl.com/36d45t3h
From Floors to Ceilings: The Fed’s Quiet Turning Point?
Why Michelle Bowman and Lorie Logan may be setting the stage for a leaner balance sheet and a demand-driven ceiling system
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October 3, 2025 at 2:17 PM
Two recent Fed speeches suggest cracks are emerging in the FOMC's support of its ample reserve system! My latest: tinyurl.com/36d45t3h
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My chat today with Kaleb Nygaard on the changing borders of the Fed's districts and what it may mean for a politicized Fed today. macroeconomicpolicynexus.substack.com/p/changing-t...
Changing the Federal Reserve Districts
A conversation on the dynamic history of the Fed's geographical boundaries and its implications for today
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September 18, 2025 at 8:07 PM
My chat today with Kaleb Nygaard on the changing borders of the Fed's districts and what it may mean for a politicized Fed today. macroeconomicpolicynexus.substack.com/p/changing-t...
My chat today with Kaleb Nygaard on the changing borders of the Fed's districts and what it may mean for a politicized Fed today. macroeconomicpolicynexus.substack.com/p/changing-t...
Changing the Federal Reserve Districts
A conversation on the dynamic history of the Fed's geographical boundaries and its implications for today
macroeconomicpolicynexus.substack.com
September 18, 2025 at 8:07 PM
My chat today with Kaleb Nygaard on the changing borders of the Fed's districts and what it may mean for a politicized Fed today. macroeconomicpolicynexus.substack.com/p/changing-t...
Can the Fed’s Board of Governors redraw and recreate its districts? Could this power be abused by the White House? Join
Kaleb Nygaard and me as we discuss live at 1 pm ET here: open.substack.com/live-stream/...
Kaleb Nygaard and me as we discuss live at 1 pm ET here: open.substack.com/live-stream/...
LIVE SOON: Changing the Federal Reserve Districts
Starting Sep 18 at 1:00 PM EDT
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September 18, 2025 at 4:34 PM
Can the Fed’s Board of Governors redraw and recreate its districts? Could this power be abused by the White House? Join
Kaleb Nygaard and me as we discuss live at 1 pm ET here: open.substack.com/live-stream/...
Kaleb Nygaard and me as we discuss live at 1 pm ET here: open.substack.com/live-stream/...
How much power does the Fed's Board of Governors have to redraw, eliminate, and create new Fed Districts? macroeconomicpolicynexus.substack.com/p/redrawing-...
Redrawing Monetary Geography
How Section 2 of the FRA reshaped the Federal Reserve’s district map over the past century
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September 12, 2025 at 4:14 PM
How much power does the Fed's Board of Governors have to redraw, eliminate, and create new Fed Districts? macroeconomicpolicynexus.substack.com/p/redrawing-...
Some questions for the aspiring Fed Governor at his Senate hearing this week. substack.com/home/post/p-...
Questions for Stephen Miran
Policy-Focused Questions for the Fed Governor Nominee
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September 3, 2025 at 12:45 PM
Some questions for the aspiring Fed Governor at his Senate hearing this week. substack.com/home/post/p-...
The Fed’s Independence on Trial. The full video and transcript of my livestream with @petercontibrown.bsky.social macroeconomicpolicynexus.substack.com/p/the-feds-i...
The Fed’s Independence on Trial
Trump’s firing of Lisa Cook sparks a showdown over who really controls America’s central bank.
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September 2, 2025 at 9:40 PM
The Fed’s Independence on Trial. The full video and transcript of my livestream with @petercontibrown.bsky.social macroeconomicpolicynexus.substack.com/p/the-feds-i...
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Great discussion between @davidbeckworth.bsky.social & @robin-j-brooks.bsky.social on the ways in which stablecoins are likely to increase, rather than undermine, dollar hegemony:
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August 31, 2025 at 7:13 PM
Great discussion between @davidbeckworth.bsky.social & @robin-j-brooks.bsky.social on the ways in which stablecoins are likely to increase, rather than undermine, dollar hegemony:
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Dollar Dominance in an Age of Stablecoins
Robin Brooks and I discuss why dollar dominance endures and how stablecoins may deepen it
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August 31, 2025 at 2:58 PM
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Fed independence is under serious threat.
🚨Tune in next Tuesday at 12pm ET to my
Substack Live Stream with @petercontibrown.bsky.social 🚨
We will discuss the firing of Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook, the future of Fed independence, and much more.
Link: open.substack.com/live-stream/...
🚨Tune in next Tuesday at 12pm ET to my
Substack Live Stream with @petercontibrown.bsky.social 🚨
We will discuss the firing of Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook, the future of Fed independence, and much more.
Link: open.substack.com/live-stream/...
August 29, 2025 at 7:44 PM
Fed independence is under serious threat.
🚨Tune in next Tuesday at 12pm ET to my
Substack Live Stream with @petercontibrown.bsky.social 🚨
We will discuss the firing of Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook, the future of Fed independence, and much more.
Link: open.substack.com/live-stream/...
🚨Tune in next Tuesday at 12pm ET to my
Substack Live Stream with @petercontibrown.bsky.social 🚨
We will discuss the firing of Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook, the future of Fed independence, and much more.
Link: open.substack.com/live-stream/...
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Here's this morning's live stream on Stablecoins with @davidbeckworth.bsky.social who runs the Macro Musings podcast at the Mercatus Center at GMU. We debate if Stablecoins can boost demand for Dollars and thus could boost Dollar hegemony still further...
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Live stream with David Beckworth, Senior Research Fellow at the Mercatus Center at GMU, on: “Will Stablecoins help or hurt the Dollar?”
A recording from Robin J Brooks's live video
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August 29, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Here's this morning's live stream on Stablecoins with @davidbeckworth.bsky.social who runs the Macro Musings podcast at the Mercatus Center at GMU. We debate if Stablecoins can boost demand for Dollars and thus could boost Dollar hegemony still further...
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Also, per @tracyalloway.bsky.social, the real discussions at Jackson Hole this week will be about Fed independence. Some may invoke independence definitions (1) and (2) below in their conversations, but I think (4) is the real concern as I explain here: shorturl.at/Je7zB (2/2)
August 17, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Also, per @tracyalloway.bsky.social, the real discussions at Jackson Hole this week will be about Fed independence. Some may invoke independence definitions (1) and (2) below in their conversations, but I think (4) is the real concern as I explain here: shorturl.at/Je7zB (2/2)
New conversation on the importance of relationship building at Jackson Hole and other CB gatherings. When metrics aren't reliable and collateral values uncertain, CB relationships become paramount in financial crisis management, as shown by Aditi Sahasrabuddhe. (1/2)
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Would you give someone a loan you didn’t like? | Macro Musings
YouTube video by Mercatus Center
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August 19, 2025 at 2:55 PM
New conversation on the importance of relationship building at Jackson Hole and other CB gatherings. When metrics aren't reliable and collateral values uncertain, CB relationships become paramount in financial crisis management, as shown by Aditi Sahasrabuddhe. (1/2)
youtube.com/shorts/ZgR1l...
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Since it is Jackson Hole week, my outlook and hope for the big reveal of the Fed's new framework. And my hopes for a few other Fed reforms: shorturl.at/tFW9f (1/2)
A Whole Lot of Fed and a Little Bit of Bitcoin
Strengthening U.S. monetary policy, from Jackson Hole to the blockchain.
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August 17, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Since it is Jackson Hole week, my outlook and hope for the big reveal of the Fed's new framework. And my hopes for a few other Fed reforms: shorturl.at/tFW9f (1/2)
Since it is Jackson Hole week, my outlook and hope for the big reveal of the Fed's new framework. And my hopes for a few other Fed reforms: shorturl.at/tFW9f (1/2)
A Whole Lot of Fed and a Little Bit of Bitcoin
Strengthening U.S. monetary policy, from Jackson Hole to the blockchain.
shorturl.at
August 17, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Since it is Jackson Hole week, my outlook and hope for the big reveal of the Fed's new framework. And my hopes for a few other Fed reforms: shorturl.at/tFW9f (1/2)
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The Rise and Redemption of Stablecoins
From panic over Libra to a possible solution to the global financial cycle
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August 8, 2025 at 5:24 PM
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Yesterday I taped a Macro Musings episode with @davidbeckworth.bsky.social to discuss the global tariff war, why the US backed down against China in April, US reserve currency status plus secondary tariffs and sanctions on Russia’s shadow fleet. Episode will air on August 25. Huge thanks to David…
August 8, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Yesterday I taped a Macro Musings episode with @davidbeckworth.bsky.social to discuss the global tariff war, why the US backed down against China in April, US reserve currency status plus secondary tariffs and sanctions on Russia’s shadow fleet. Episode will air on August 25. Huge thanks to David…
Delighted to have @rashad-ahmed.bsky.social on the show this week to discuss the macro implications of crypto, including the potential dollarization of Europe via stablecoins, Fed's global role via stablecoins, tbill yields relationship to stablecoins, and more! (1/2) www.youtube.com/shorts/GrNsG...
How will US Dollar Stablecoins Effect the Global Impact of the Dollar? | Macro Musings
YouTube video by Mercatus Center
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August 4, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Delighted to have @rashad-ahmed.bsky.social on the show this week to discuss the macro implications of crypto, including the potential dollarization of Europe via stablecoins, Fed's global role via stablecoins, tbill yields relationship to stablecoins, and more! (1/2) www.youtube.com/shorts/GrNsG...
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@davidbeckworth.bsky.social 's interview with Paul Kupiec is really interesting. A major point is the fact that just some of the Regional Fed are losing money, not all
Paul Kupiec on Problems with the Fed’s Balance Sheet and Calls to End Interest on Reserves
Macro Musings with David Beckworth · Episode
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August 3, 2025 at 8:20 PM
@davidbeckworth.bsky.social 's interview with Paul Kupiec is really interesting. A major point is the fact that just some of the Regional Fed are losing money, not all
🎙️Think you know Fed's balance sheet issues? Wait to you hear the Paul Kupiec show!🎙️
-Fed losses not shared by all Fed banks. Some still profitable!
-Fed can require private member banks to help recapitalize Fed's BS.
-The SOMA portfolio gets allocated across Fed banks.
youtu.be/Cxbx-mLF8bQ (1/2)
-Fed losses not shared by all Fed banks. Some still profitable!
-Fed can require private member banks to help recapitalize Fed's BS.
-The SOMA portfolio gets allocated across Fed banks.
youtu.be/Cxbx-mLF8bQ (1/2)
Paul Tupiec on the allocation of the Fed's SOMA portfolio across the Fed banks.
YouTube video by David Beckworth
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July 28, 2025 at 7:24 PM
🎙️Think you know Fed's balance sheet issues? Wait to you hear the Paul Kupiec show!🎙️
-Fed losses not shared by all Fed banks. Some still profitable!
-Fed can require private member banks to help recapitalize Fed's BS.
-The SOMA portfolio gets allocated across Fed banks.
youtu.be/Cxbx-mLF8bQ (1/2)
-Fed losses not shared by all Fed banks. Some still profitable!
-Fed can require private member banks to help recapitalize Fed's BS.
-The SOMA portfolio gets allocated across Fed banks.
youtu.be/Cxbx-mLF8bQ (1/2)
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The Consolidated Government Budget Constraint Does Not Care About Your Fed Independence Feelings
Missing the Fiscal Forest for the Trump Trees
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July 25, 2025 at 6:37 PM
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Drifting Toward Fiscal Dominance
Why America's mounting debt, political rhetoric, and quiet regulatory shifts suggest we are on a journey to fiscal dominance.
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July 16, 2025 at 8:12 PM
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