Ep. 106: Treasury Secretary Bessent's Critique of the Fed's "Gain of Function"

Ep. 106: Treasury Secretary Bessent's Critique of the Fed's "Gain of Function"

51:37 Sep 19, 2025
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In a recent issue of The International Economy, Treasury Secretary Bessent wrote an impressive critique of the Federal Reserve's actions since the 2008 crisis, some of which dovetail with Murphy's own earlier critiques. In this episode Murphy goes through the chief points of the article and elaborates. Related: - https://www.international-economy.com/TIE_Sp25_Bessent.pdf  - https://mises.org/podcasts/human-action-podcast/why-fed-isnt-really-independent  - https://cdn.mises.org/understanding_money_mechanics_ with_cover_image_attached.pdf Watch the video version of this episode here: https://youtu.be/wLAP1YgG9ss  Subscribe to our YouTube channel: https://bit.ly/3XXfmGS  Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/infineogroup  Follow us on Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/infineogroup  Learn more about Infineo at: https://www.infineo.io  Audio Production by Podsworth Media - https://podsworth.com     
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