Macro and Rates
Fed policy and rate cuts
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- Episodes
- 115
- Share
- 11%
- Shows
- 82
- Net sentiment
- −0.66
Up from 9.8% of episodes in the weeks before; net sentiment was −0.61.
Bullish 9Mixed 17Neutral 12Bearish 77
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The episodes behind it
Why each one was bullish, bearish or in between. Most time on the theme first.
Bullish 9
- Yields are driven by expected Fed moves, and he believes the economy will force cuts next year rather than hikes.David Rosenberg: What the Bond Market Is Telling Us · Bloor Street Capital | Jimmy Connor Growing and Protecting My Wealth · Oct 17
- Speaker argues the Fed erred by hiking into a growth shock, so eventual easing should support markets.PhD Economist: The Four-Year Cycle Is Dead. This Is a Super Cycle. · Market Disruptors · Oct 12
- He bets three rate cuts come before three hikes, which would support gold, silver and bonds.#420 Larry McDonald: The Market Has Already Crashed. The Index Just Hasn’t Noticed · The Julia La Roche Show · Oct 15
- He expects slowing growth to force the Fed to eventually ease, though stocks may still fall meanwhile.Tech Is Rolling Over. Yields Are Falling. Why Jim Paulsen is Watching the Walmart Recession Signal · Excess Returns · Oct 16
- Domestic rates appear near peak and expected to ease, reducing pressure on equities.VIETNAM ENTERPRISE INVESTMENTS LIMITED - VEIL Webinar: Vietnam's Emerging Market Transition - Growth, Earnings & Investment Outlook · Investor Meet Company - Audio Archive · Oct 13
- Record central bank gold buying is cited as a signal supporting gold's reserve role and price.Episode #256 - David Beahm - Gold, Silver & Wealth Preservation: What Every Investor Should Know with David Beahm · The Everyday Millionaire and Mindset Matters Podcast · Oct 13
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- Management expects to benefit from higher rates while peers do not, supporting net interest income.CNBC Investing Club: Cramer’s Morning Take on Wells Fargo 10/13/26 · Squawk on the Street · Oct 13
- Central banks would likely cut rates to zero or below once the AI bubble bursts.Season 1. Episode 24. Unscripted with Erik Britton · Unscripted with Jeff Pedowitz · Oct 13
- Lower interest rates would reduce borrowing costs and encourage private investment in Brazil.The Missing Piece in Latin America’s Bull Case · Thoughts on the Market · Oct 15
Bearish 77
- Fed may tighten into weak data, risking a restrictive policy that hurts growth and asset prices.UBS On-Air: Paul Donovan Daily Audio 'Precisely' · UBS On-Air: Market Moves · Oct 16
- Hotter inflation prints mean further rate hikes are priced in, removing expected easing.Thursday - October 15, 2026 · The Dividend Cafe · Oct 15
- Market prices a more hawkish Fed path than the speaker expects, with hikes seen as a headwind.Top of the Morning: Fixed Income Strategist - Optics and opportunities · UBS On-Air: Market Moves · Oct 18
- Hot inflation data raises the chance of Fed rate hikes, which the guests see as pressure on markets.The Futures Rundown 95: We Owe It All To The Meats!! · The Options Insider Radio Network · Oct 15
- Economists expect additional hikes and no cuts until 2028, a headwind for markets.Allspring's VanCronkhite: If Fed can't hit inflation bullseye, it'll change the target · Money Life with Chuck Jaffe · Oct 13
- Expected further Fed rate hike raises borrowing costs, hurting RV financing and retail demand.Another Rate Hike Is Coming. The RV Business Can't Afford It. · RV Podcast - Stories From The Road · Oct 12
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- Warsh gave no guidance and analysts now see possible rate hikes, which weighs on risk assets.Centinela Strike Ends at 94% Approval, Gold Fields Takes Northern Star Bid to Investors, and Banks Back Mineral Processing · The Mining Insider · Oct 18
- Hot inflation raised bets the Fed could hike rates again, pressuring stocks.What’s News in Markets: CoreWeave Selloff, Apple Milestone, Borrowing Boom · WSJ Your Money Briefing · Oct 17
- Warsh signaled rate hikes may be needed after August, reversing expectations of easing.Lessons in communication for Kevin Warsh. With Chris Giles · The Economics Show · Oct 16
- A hawkish Fed bias and possible further hikes weigh on bonds and gold near term, though first hikes are usually benign.Citi's Dirk Willer on Why You Buy the Bubble | #654 · The Meb Faber Show - Better Investing · Oct 16
- Higher-for-longer rate expectations pressure leveraged tech firms and emerging market dollar debt.S1E63: Higher for longer is testing Asia’s AI trade · The Business Times Podcasts · Oct 16
- Hot core inflation raised odds of further Fed hikes, pressuring rates and risk assets.Who’s Financing the AI Boom? (With Bryan Whalen) · On Investing · Oct 16
- Markets price possible December rate hikes, tightening conditions for risk assets.AI Financing Pressures Reshape Equity and Credit Markets · Key Wealth Matters · Oct 16
- Markets price possible hikes, with three priced over the next year, which pressures risk assets.Equity Broadening, Bull-Flattening and a One-Trick Pony (E281) · DoubleLine Minutes · Oct 16
- Guest sees a hawkish Fed with hikes possible, so rate-sensitive assets face headwinds near term.Meb 654 Dirk · The Meb Faber Show - Better Investing · Oct 15
- Markets now price possible Fed rate hikes after hotter inflation, pressuring stocks.How Wall Street Really Makes Its Money | JPMorgan, Goldman Sachs & BlackRock · Market Maker · Oct 15
- A hot PPI reading raised odds of rate hikes, which the hosts see as negative for risk assets.How to Manage Risk on Your Trades + What the Macro PPI Data means for Markets | Ep 589 · Rise Up Media · Oct 15
- Hot inflation and rising yields raise the risk that rates stay high and something breaks.MU, ASML & TSM: AI Demand Remains Strong Despite the Selloff · Schwab Network · Oct 14
- Markets price a high chance of a December hike; hosts see rate increases as harmful to households and housing.US Economy Report Card - The Real Estate Blood Bath Worsens, Bonds Show Strength, and Inflation Reports Loom | Money Moves · Millionaire Mindcast · Oct 14
- Speaker expects a mini hiking cycle of about three hikes, which pressures risk assets.Wednesday - October 14, 2026 · The Dividend Cafe · Oct 14
- Hot CPI raised odds of a Fed hike, pressuring stocks and bonds as the Fed may need to tighten.10AM Hour: Bank of America CEO on Earnings, FBI Arrests Saudi OpenAI Employee, Meta’s Muse Boost 10/14/26 · Squawk on the Street · Oct 14
- Rate hikes already delivered and another expected, pressuring financial conditions and valuations.Tuesday - October 13, 2026 · The Dividend Cafe · Oct 13
- Four dissenters favored a hike and the November meeting remains live, raising rate-risk for stocks.THE 7,800 BREAKOUT - Big Banks Roar & The AI Agent Race! · The ELEVEN: US Markets · Oct 12
- Fed raised rates and signaled more hikes if labor market reaccelerates, weighing on bonds.Bond Bulls Beware · GlobalData TS Lombard: Perkins Vs Beamish · Oct 12
- Fed confusion without forward guidance raises uncertainty and pushes rate-hike odds around sharply.Jim Bianco: Why I’m Finally Buying Bonds After Six Years · Monetary Matters with Jack Farley · Oct 18
- Host says Fed bond purchases caused large unrealized losses and enabled excessive government spending and inflation.Understanding Market Trends and Investment Strategies · Watchdog on Wall Street with Chris Markowski · Oct 17
- A possible rate hike instead of cuts would tighten financial conditions and pressure asset prices.#421 Chris Whalen: Double-Digit Inflation, Falling Home Prices & a Fed Forced to Hike · The Julia La Roche Show · Oct 17
- Central banks shifting to tightening raises cash rates, a headwind for other asset classes.Evoke 20-Minute Market Outlook Podcast for Q4 2026 · Evoke 20-Minute Market Outlook · Oct 16
- Rate-hike odds and a hawkish tone pressure equities, with traders expecting possible hikes later.Coreweave’s Impact On AI Trade… And Netflix Results On Deck 10/16/26 · CNBC's "Fast Money" · Oct 16
- Possible monetary policy mistakes and dilemmas in the next downturn could worsen the crash, with limited policy room.Will The AI Boom End Like The Railroad Crash Of 1873? — ft. Liaquat Ahamed · Prof G Markets · Oct 16
- Hot PPI data makes an October or December rate hike plausible, which weighs on markets.11AM HOUR: Squawk on the Street 10/15/26 · Squawk on the Street · Oct 15
- Expected further rate hikes strengthen the dollar and reduce global liquidity, hurting resource stocks.September Mining Equities Lag Commodities as Liquid Leaders Buy Quality · Company Interviews · Oct 15
- Market expects another rate hike before year end, a headwind for risk assets.Morning Briefing: Strike Averted At World's Largest Copper Mine · Mining Stock Daily · Oct 15
- Hotter CPI makes a Fed hike possible, pressuring equities and raising rate expectations.11AM Hour: Morgan Stanley CEO, Merck CEO & Former NEC Director Gary Cohn 10/14/26 · Squawk on the Street · Oct 14
- Hot core CPI raised odds of a Fed rate hike by December, which pressures stocks.Closing Bell 10/14/26 · Closing Bell · Oct 14
- Inflation data raises expectations of Fed rate hikes, a headwind for borrowers and stocks.FTM 520: The Inflation Trap (War, Rising Prices & the October Surprise) · Follow the Money with Jerry Robinson · Oct 14
- Rate cuts look unlikely; a hike or hawkish Fed would hurt Bitcoin and risk assets.127: The Squeeze Is On · This Week in Bitcoin · Oct 14
- Speakers say Fed rate moves and Treasury purchases are ineffective and signal systemic strain.Is the Debt Market About to Trigger a Financial System Collapse? with Greg Mannarino · Zang International Podcast with Lynette Zang · Oct 13
- Fed hiking into weakening growth squeezes marginal liquidity and pressures equities.Tian Yang: The Sovereign AI Race Is Changing the Rules of This Bubble · Financial Sense Newshour · Oct 13
- Hawkish Fed talk and possible further hikes weigh on equities and rate-sensitive sectors.Closing Bell 10/12/26 · Closing Bell · Oct 12
- UBS expects rates on hold through 2027, with markets overpricing further tightening.The Stock Market Isn't Crashing… Here's What Wall Street Knows · Talk Money To Me · Oct 18
- Guest says the Fed is trapped between inflation and debt stress, with no good options.The Federal Reserve Is Screwed - Robert Kientz - #6428 · Financial Survival Network · Oct 16
- ECB hiked rates twice this year to 2.5%, and further hikes are signaled to tackle inflation.Across the Pond: Europe’s bond stress test · UBS On-Air: Market Moves · Oct 16
- Higher inflation raises the possibility of the Federal Reserve raising rates this month.Rising American inflation; Starlink limits service in Ukraine, and more · The World in Brief from The Economist · Oct 15
- Markets now price a possible Fed pause and December hike, not cuts.10.15.26 Demo Day; Polunsky Beitel Green's Andy Duane and Tye McWhorter on DSCR; Wholesale Inflation · Chrisman Commentary - Daily Mortgage News · Oct 15
- Hotter CPI revived hike odds, which pressures risk assets and long-duration stocks.AI Trade Faces a Reality Check 10/14/26 · Closing Bell · Oct 14
- Hosts argue current higher rates are hurting housing and the economy more than ZIRP did.Are Higher Rates Worse Than ZIRP? (EP. 486) · Animal Spirits · Oct 14
- Markets price Bank of England hikes that Morgan Stanley views as unnecessary, raising borrowing costs.What to Expect From the UK Budget · Thoughts on the Market · Oct 14
- Hirsch cites Fed-driven selloffs and regime changes as risks, though he doesn't expect a repeat.Inflation And The AI Supercycle · Investing With IBD · Oct 14
- Rising interest rates were described as pressuring the economy and financial sector.The Big 3: JPM, GOOGL, AMD · Schwab Network · Oct 13
- Hawkish Fed comments on inflation unsettled markets; traders see a likely pause at the October meeting.Uncrowding | Christian Fromhertz, TTG | Jonathan Corpina, Meridian | Oct 13, 2026 · PreMarket Prep · Oct 13
- Expected MAS tightening keeps inflation pressure on, a headwind for rate-sensitive assets and the wider market.Rate Hikes and AI Reality Check · ASEAN Speaks · Oct 12
- Speaker thinks Fed tightening could tip a fragile economy into recession.Talk Your Book: Will AI Debt Cause a Recession? · Animal Spirits · Oct 12
- High interest rates are described as creating headwinds for parts of the economy.Signal over Noise: S&P 500 earnings are tethered to private fund flows · UBS On-Air: Market Moves · Oct 12
- Elevated rates lengthen breakeven periods for leased robotics equipment and slow adoption.The Hidden Economics of Robot Labor Arbitrage · The Robotics Business with Fexingo: Automation, Industrial Robots, and Hardware Startups · Oct 12
- Expectation of another rate hike in December and rising rates pressure markets.5 Stocks to Sell for Tax-Loss Harvesting · The Morning Filter · Oct 12
- The host doubts the Fed will raise rates before the election and expects its balance sheet to keep growing.Inflation Is EXPLODING… And the AI Stock Bubble Is Starting to CRACK! · Watchdog on Wall Street with Chris Markowski · Oct 16
- Hot inflation data pushed odds of a December rate hike higher, a headwind for stocks.9am Hour: CoreWeave Whipsaw, Tesla’s Roadster Unveil, Netflix C-Suite Shuffle 10/16/26 · Squawk on the Street · Oct 16
- Markets price possible further rate hikes, which would weigh on risk assets.CoreWeave Is Imploding — And Taking AI Stocks Down With It · Prof G Markets · Oct 15
- Guest expects additional rate hikes, with more tightening possible in December.10AM Hour: AI Trade Comes Under Fire, Bending Spoons CEO on Berkshire Investment, New Anthropic Revenue Numbers 10/15/26 · Squawk on the Street · Oct 15
- Hot PPI raises the chance of another Fed rate hike, pressuring risk assets.Bitcoin Institutional Adoption & Q4 Market Outlook | BMTV Oct. 15, 2026 · Bitcoin Magazine Podcast · Oct 15
- Hot CPI derails expectations of a Fed pause in October, a headwind for risk assets.Samsung Puts Stablecoins on 82M Galaxy Devices; BTC Slides on Hot CPI · CoinDesk Podcast Network · Oct 14
- Rising rates and possible further hikes pressure capital structures and credit quality.Closing Bell 10/13/26 · Closing Bell · Oct 13
- Fed officials signaled further rate hikes due to AI demand and energy-driven inflation, which weighs on stocks.Tech Takes a Breather; Dyna’s “Taku” Robot Visits the Set 10/13/26 · Closing Bell · Oct 13
- Rate hikes to fight 3.4% inflation pressure floating-rate borrowers and worsen credit stress.America’s Hidden Debt Crisis: Why Credit Card Delinquencies Aren’t the Real Problem · The Higher Standard · Oct 13
- Higher interest rates make buyout math harder and raise the bar for growth and margin expansion.Senior Decision Makers: Erlina Yeo Terwelp, Columbia Investment Management Company (EP.520) · Capital Allocators – Inside the Institutional Investment Industry · Oct 12
- Futures price high odds of rate hikes by year-end, a headwind for markets.Monday - October 12, 2026 · The Dividend Cafe · Oct 12
- Higher oil and inflation risk could keep interest rates elevated, squeezing company profits.Holiday Markets; Musk Chips; Trump Poll; BYD Shares; Cyberleek Memecoin; Amazon Decart; Oil Prices; Volkswagen Deliveries; Stock Movers · The Daily Business & Finance Show · Oct 12
- Ten-year yield above 5% raises the cost of capital and lowers return expectations for stocks.Value Play or Value Trap?; 134 Stocks in the S&P 500 are in a 40% Drawdown; $TSMC Earnings · Chit Chat Stocks · Oct 17
- Hot inflation keeps an October rate hike in play, a headwind for stocks.Anthropic Investor Day, CoreWeave Shares Sink, Media Stock Roundup 10/14/26 · Power Lunch · Oct 14
- Markets priced in a possible Fed hike, which could pressure bonds and stocks.Goldman Sachs CEO, The Debt Dilemma, and Open A-Spy? 10/14/26 · The Exchange · Oct 14
- Guests warn the Fed could unexpectedly raise rates, which would hurt markets.S&P hits all-time highs, AI trade does all the work · Investing Experts · Oct 13
- US inflation rose to 3.7%, raising fears the Federal Reserve may keep rates higher or hike further.Libre News of The World. Friday the 16th of October 2026 · Libre News of The World · Oct 15
- Markets priced rate hikes at 19.4% for October, which may shift on upcoming inflation data.Explaining the Recent Ledger Exploit + How to Ensure Your Cold Storage Wallet is Secure · Rise Up Media · Oct 13
- Rising interest rates weigh on REIT performance and make real estate investing harder.Bank Earnings Have Entered the Upside Down · Motley Fool Hidden Gems Investing · Oct 13
- Expected rate rises and peaking inflation weigh on the outlook for equities and mortgage activity.2510: The Exchange with James Thorne of Columbia Threadneedle · The Vox Markets Podcast · Oct 12
- Persistently rising rates are seen as a headwind to equities and banks.Why Stocks Keep Setting Records While Rates Rise, Plus New Tax Breaks for Seniors Over 65 · Money Matters with Dean Greenberg · Oct 12
Mixed 17
- Markets weigh a possible October hike against a hold, with Warsh's silence keeping outcomes open.Kevin Warsh Gives NO October Rate Signal — What Happens Next · USA News Today · Oct 16
- Possible further hike to validate the last one, but Williams signals no hikes next year.UBS On-Air: Paul Donovan Daily Audio 'Inflation you can’t believe in' · UBS On-Air: Market Moves · Oct 14
- Warsh gave little guidance; markets see low October hike odds but high December hike odds.AI Czar Jay Clayton & John Legend Loves Dogs 10/16/26 · Squawk Pod · Oct 16
- Possible rate hike debate and lack of forward guidance under new chair create uncertainty, with hawkish risk.Hedgeye Investing Summit Fall 2026 | Jim Bianco, President of Bianco Research · Hedgeye Podcasts · Oct 14
- Fed hike cycle expected to be limited, seen as manageable but with rate-hike risk for markets.How should I be positioned? with Steve Chiavarone (Federated Hermes) and Jason Draho (UBS CIO) · UBS On-Air: Market Moves · Oct 14
- Guest argues the Fed cannot sustain hikes given debt costs, so eventual easing is likely.2026-10-12 The Fed's Last Hail Mary: A Debt Crisis, Inflation, and the Future of Gold · Retirement Lifestyle Advocates · Oct 12
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- Goolsbee says rate cuts need evidence that tariff and oil inflation is fading, while the Fed may need to stay restrictive.Austan Goolsbee is worried about AI inflation · Compound Interest from Semafor Business · Oct 13
- Warsh may raise rates and step back from forward guidance, adding uncertainty and a higher risk premium.Hedgeye Investing Summit Fall 2026 | Jurrien Timmer, Director of Global Macro at Fidelity · Hedgeye Podcasts · Oct 17
- Renewed Fed hiking pressures equities, though the guest expects a slower hiking path than feared.The S&P 500 Is Only 50 Stocks. 70% of the Index Is in a Correction. Did the Sell-Off Already Happen? · Excess Returns · Oct 18
- Markets price several further hikes; the speaker expects central banks to under-deliver, aiding bonds.Are rising bond yields a threat to stock markets? · Asset Allocator · Oct 15
- New Fed chair's shift in dogma and data dependence create uncertainty for markets.334 · Andrew Perry - What $450M Portfolio Manager Learned From Paul Tudor Jones · Chat With Traders · Oct 14
- Market prices more hikes than the CIO expects; a December hike is seen as likely, further hikes less so.Top of the Morning: CIO Strategy Snapshot - Q3 earnings, oil prices, inflation data · UBS On-Air: Market Moves · Oct 12
- Possible December hike then pause, a more dovish path than markets price, could weaken the dollar.A Season of Moderation in the Year of Boom and Doom · Notes on the Week Ahead · Oct 12
- He expects possible hikes near term but eventual cuts, creating a conflicting outlook for markets.David Rosenberg: The AI "Mania" Is More Extreme Than 1999 · RiskReversal Pod · Oct 16
- Hiking talk remains live and FOMC is next week, with bond yields falling for now.Oil tops $100 AI Rout as Chips Sink for 8th Day · MPC Markets Morning Call · Oct 18
- A New York Fed official saw no 2027 hikes, but hosts think inflation prints could still require one.The Market Is Splitting in Two—and AI Is Driving the Divide · Know Your Risk Podcast · Oct 13
- Hot wholesale inflation complicates rate-cut hopes even as yields dipped on the day.9am Hour: Exclusive: CoreWeave Craters, Red Hot PPI, AI Buildout Fears 10/15/26 · Squawk on the Street · Oct 15
Neutral 12
- Fed engineering rates near neutral without recession, with several Fed speakers due to talk.UBS On-Air: Paul Donovan Daily Audio 'A dangerous game?' · UBS On-Air: Market Moves · Oct 13
- Hosts note Fed speakers talked markets off an October hike, leaving the policy path uncertain.The Bond Market Is Pricing In Something Worse Than Inflation | Weekly Roundup · Forward Guidance · Oct 16
- Panel expects the Fed to hold in October and possibly hike in December, depending on data.Stablecoin Banking, Hot CPI, and The October FOMC Meeting · CFB Talks Digital Assets · Oct 15
- MAS held policy steady after two tightening rounds, judged appropriate for now; expected easing later.Singapore GDP grows 5.4% in Q3 as MAS holds monetary policy steady · CNA938 Rewind · Oct 15
- Market is watching whether the Fed retains flexibility given inflation data.How Higher Rates and AI Issuance Are Affecting Credit Markets · The Markets · Oct 16
- Rate expectations have shifted toward possible hikes, with Fed commentary and futures probabilities in focus.Shaking The Leaves Off The Money Tree | Investopedia x RiskReversal · RiskReversal Pod · Oct 13
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- Bahamas imports US monetary policy through its dollar peg; discussed as a structural constraint rather than a market call.John Rolle on The Bahamas' Fixed Exchange Rate and the First Nationwide Central Bank Digital Currency · Macro Musings with David Beckworth · Oct 12
- Hougan says small basis-point rate moves matter less than debt, deficits and institutional adoption.Matt Hougan: Bitcoin Bottomed in June. Is the Next Bull Market Here? · Bitcoin.com News Interviews · Oct 17
- RBA warns inflation control cannot be assumed, leaving rate path uncertain.AI sell-off, White House turmoil; gold takeover battle heats up; YouTube eating Netflix · FEAR & GREED | Business News · Oct 18
- Discussion of rates and market sensitivity to inflation expectations without a clear policy lean.Volatility Views 699: Something is REALLY Spooking This Market · The Options Insider Radio Network · Oct 16
- Host notes an upcoming Fed decision and hot inflation as macro backdrop.Oct 16:Bitcoin Magazine Faces Conflict-of-Interest Questions, · Daily Crypto News · Oct 16
- UBS base case is one more hike, with a risk case for more, implying limited tightening.11AM Hour: Bank Earnings on Deck, Early Facebook Investor Roger McNamee & AI vs. Humans in Health Care 10/12/26 · Squawk on the Street · Oct 12
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