Graham Stephan: a call with no clear direction

Said on May 21, 2026, at 14:12 in the video.

What was said
Graham Stephan

@grahamstephan

“That's why I tend to think that anyone who's waiting around for cheap money to come back is probably going to be waiting for a lot longer than expected.”
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Predictiona call with no clear direction
What happened
Not scored

The direction of this call could not be determined with confidence, so it is held out of the score.

The window it was checked over

Fed policy rateWindow checkedRecession (NBER)
3.5%4%4.5%5%5.5%6%202320242024202520262027Said on May 21, 2026
3.5%4%4.5%5%5.5%6%2023202420262027Said on May 21, 2026

Federal funds target range, upper limit: Federal Reserve Board via FRED, figures as first published. The shaded span is the window the call was checked over; grey bands are recessions.

Result at every window

All windows are shown, so none is picked

The direction of this call could not be determined with confidence, so it is held out of the score.

What was said around it

think the coverage around Kevin Warsh has been a bit dramatic on both sides of the equation. Like, the reality is he inherited an economy with 3.8% inflation, $106 oil, a divided Federal Reserve, and the bond market that's already calling his bluff. On top of that, the market's not pricing in rate cuts anymore, like we all thought a few months ago. Instead, it's beginning to price in the chance of a rate hike. And none of this regime change rhetoric is going to change the numbers unless inflation meaningfully comes down. That's why I tend to think that anyone who's waiting around for cheap money to come back is probably going to be waiting for a lot longer than expected. Now, in terms of whether or not any of this was Kevin Warsh's fault, my take is kind of. Like, on the one hand, he did enter the Federal Reserve in the middle of oil prices spiking from the conflict in the Middle East. That is completely outside of his control. But on the other hand, the market doesn't believe that he's going to be tough on inflation. And they think that with him in control, prices are just going to be going crazy, and they don't believe anything he says. So, he isn't necessarily helping the situation,

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