{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Bonus Episode \u2013 Watch Party for the Fed\u2019s Historic Interest Rate Cut","description":"In this special bonus episode of Macro Musings, David Beckworth joins Employ America and several other monetary policy enthusiasts on the day of the July FOMC meeting to discuss what would be an historic event \u2013&amp;nbsp; the first interest rate cut executed by the Fed since December 2008, and the market reactions to this event.&amp;nbsp; In addition to their discussion of this eventual rate cut, David and the other Fed watchers also get a chance to talk about Judy Shelton\u2019s nomination to the Fed Board of Governors, the significance and aftermath of the recent Humphrey Hawkins hearing, how the Fed\u2019s decision to cut parallels the European Central Bank, and more. &amp;nbsp; Transcript for the episode:&amp;nbsp;https:\/\/www.mercatus.org\/bridge\/podcasts\/08072019\/bonus-episode-watch-party-fed%E2%80%99s-historic-interest-rate-cut &amp;nbsp; Related Links: &amp;nbsp; Employ America\u2019s home page:  https:\/\/employamerica.org\/ &amp;nbsp; Sam Bell\u2019s Twitter: @sam_a_bell Skanda Amarnath\u2019s Twitter: @IrvingSwisher Sam &amp;amp; Skanda\u2019s bios:  https:\/\/employamerica.org\/about\/ &amp;nbsp; Soumaya Keynes\u2019 Twitter: @SoumayaKeynes Soumaya\u2019s website:  https:\/\/soumayakeynes.com\/ Soumaya\u2019s Economist profile:  http:\/\/mediadirectory.economist.com\/people\/soumaya-keynes\/ &amp;nbsp; Ryan Avent\u2019s Twitter: @ryanavent Ryan\u2019s Economist profile:  https:\/\/mediadirectory.economist.com\/people\/ryan-avent\/ &amp;nbsp; Nick Bunker\u2019s Twitter: @nick_bunker Nick\u2019s Indeed profile:  https:\/\/www.hiringlab.org\/author\/nbunker\/ &amp;nbsp; David\u2019s blog: macromarketmusings.blogspot.com David\u2019s Twitter: @DavidBeckworth ","author_name":"Macro Musings with David Beckworth","author_url":"http:\/\/macromarketmusings.blogspot.com\/","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/10810538\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/88AA3C\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/content\/49005398"}