Fed Shocks the Market: Keith Prather on the Press Conference Fallout

Season 5, Episode 19: Welcome back to Keeping it Real with Dr. Kuehl! ASA Chief Economist Dr. Chris Kuehl is out on travel this week so Keith Prather: Dr. Kuehl’s partner at Armada; talks to members about the Federal Reserve press conference.ASA Chief Economist Dr. Chris Kuehl is out this week, but we are still back with a special economic update podcast hosted by Keith Prather: Managing Director at. In Season 5, Episode 19 (9:19 in length), Keith talks about the shock of data in the most recent press conference from the Federal Reserve.Were we expecting interest rates to change?What is the Federal Reserve prediction for the rest of this year?What % growth rate? What was everyone expecting?Where are we trending right now for growth rate? What was happening to the GDP numbers estimates for 2025?What do they see % wise for 2026 & 2027?? What is the problem?Are tariffs going to cause an inflation problem that just hasn’t hit yet?When will this inflation wave hit? What will inflation rates spike to?What is the outlook for the second half of the year? Will this change the Fed?When it comes to trade & business– what is the one component we need to worry about?Ask Dr. Kuehl a QuestionHave a question or topic for Chris Kuehl that you would like answered on this podcast? Email it to Bri Baresel at [email protected].