Secrets of the Federal Reserves Unconventional Monetary Policy | William English, former Director of Division of Monetary Affairs for the Fed Board of Governors, on Quantitative Easing (QE) and Forward Guidance

Published: June 10, 2024, 7:42 p.m.

b'Forward Guidance is sponsored by VanEck. Learn more about the VanEck Morningstar Wide MOAT ETF (MOAT) at https://vaneck.com/MOATFG.\\nWilliam English\\u2019s work at the Yale Program on Financial Stability: https://som.yale.edu/faculty-research/faculty-directory/william-b-english\\nWilliam English\\u2019s co-authored new book, \\u201cMonetary Policy Responses to Post-Pandemic Inflation\\u201d: https://cepr.org/about/news/press-release-new-cepr-ebook-monetary-policy-responses-post-pandemic-inflation\\nWilliam English\\u2019s co-authored Chapter on the Fed\\u2019s Balance Sheet: https://www.elgaronline.com/edcollchap/book/9781800375321/book-part-9781800375321-7.xml\\nWilliam English\\u2019s 2012 paper on the rationale and effects of QE: https://www.federalreserve.gov/econres/feds/the-federal-reserve39s-large-scale-asset-purchase-programs-rationale-and-effects.htm\\n\\u201cInterest Rate Risk and Bank Equity Valuations\\u201d: https://www.federalreserve.gov/econres/feds/interest-rate-risks-and-bank-equity-valuations.htm\\nFollow VanEck on Twitter https://twitter.com/vaneck_us\\nFollow Jack Farley on Twitter https://twitter.com/JackFarley96\\nFollow Forward Guidance on Twitter https://twitter.com/ForwardGuidance\\nFollow Blockworks on Twitter https://twitter.com/Blockworks_\\n__\\n\\nTimestamps:\\n(00:00) Introduction\\n(01:31) Fiscal Policy & Monetary Policy Never Really Were Separated. But It Would Nice If They Were\\n(03:49) Do High Interest Rates Dissuade Government Borrowing?\\n(07:09) The Fed Doesn\'t Like To Discuss Fiscal Policy\\n(09:53) The Fed\'s Balance Sheet Expansion of 2020 & 2021\\n(13:57) The Effects of Quantitative Easing (QE), In Theory And Practice\\n(18:59) I Don\'t Remember Us (The Fed) Thinking A Lot About Negative Interest Rate Policy (NIRP)\\n(23:41) VanEck Ad\\n(24:22) The October 2008 Decision To Allow The Fed To Pay Interest On Reserves Assisted the Implementation of Quantitative Easing (QE), Which Began ~1 Month Later\\n(29:15) The Striking Thing About The Asset Purchases Was The Size\\n(32:32) Forward Guidance vs. QE: Which Is More Powerful, And Which Has More Knock-on Effects?\\n(36:27) Forward Guidance Is More Powerful When Initial Market Expectations About Future Policy Rates Are Incorrect\\n(44:37) Flexible Average Inflation Targeting (FAIT) Framework Adopted By The Fed In 2020\\n(52:48) Fast QE & Slow QT = Secular Rise In Size of Fed Balance Sheet\\n(57:27) Fed\'s Decision To Slow Pace of QT Was Due To Desire To Avoid a "Snafu" In Money Markets Such As In September 2019\\n(01:02:36) The Bernanke Doctrine: Should Interest Rate Policy & Balance Sheet Policy Always Be Pointed In The Same Direction?\\n(01:07:12) If Balance Sheet Policy Is Moving The Opposite Direction Of Interest Rate Policy, Does That Weaken The Signaling Impact Of Balance Sheet Policy?\\n(01:11:50) Lowest Comfortable Level of Reserves (LCLoR)\\n(01:19:34) Impact Of Interest Rate Movements On Bank Equity Valuations\\n\\n__\\nDisclaimer: Nothing discussed on Forward Guidance should be considered as investment advice. Please always do your own research & speak to a financial advisor before thinking about, thinking about putting your money into these crazy markets.'