Emergency Rate Cut? Bankruptcies Reach Highest Level In Decade | Thomas Hoenig

Thomas Hoenig, former President of the Kansas City Fed, former Vice-Chairman of the FDIC, and Distinguished Senior Fellow at the Mercatus Center discusses the outlook for economic growth, monetary policy, and health of the banking sector. *This video was recorded on August 12, 2024 Subscribe to my free newsletter: https://davidlinreport.substack.com/ Listen on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/510WZMFaqeh90Xk4jcE34s Listen on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-david-lin-report FOLLOW THOMAS HOENIG: Mercatus Center Discourse: https://www.discoursemagazine.com/ Substack: https://www.finregrag.com/ FOLLOW DAVID LIN: X (@davidlin_TV): https://x.com/davidlin_TV TikTok (@davidlin_TV): https://www.tiktok.com/@davidlin_tv Instagram (@davidlin_TV): https://www.instagram.com/davidlin_tv/ For business inquiries, reach me at david@thedavidlinreport.com *This video is not financial advice. The channel is not responsible for the performance of sponsors and affiliates. 0:00 - Intro 1:00 - Emergency rate cut? 3:15 - Fed mandates 5:30 - Every recession followed a peak in rates 7:30 - Recession likelihood 12:00 - Monetary policy rate cut 15:33 - Optimal Fed Funds rate 17:00 - Should President make Fed policy? 20:05 - Treasury debt issuance and elections 23:58 - Bankruptcies rising 25:18 - 'Vulnerabilities' facing banks 27:35 - Community banks #economy #election #federalreserve