In this week’s episode of WSJ’s Take On the Week, co-host Telis Demos is joined by WSJ markets reporter Hannah Erin Lang to discuss the return of investor optimism as the S&P 500 approaches all-time highs ahead of the FOMC’s upcoming meeting. They also analyze the next test for the AI trade: earnings from Oracle and Adobe this week. Plus, the U.S. dollar is sliding as the Federal Reserve prepares to cut rates while Japan signals hikes. The hosts discuss how this could drive capital abroad.
After the break, Telis sits with Nate Wuerffel, head of market structure and product head for the global collateral platform at BNY, to discuss the Fed’s other big decision: How large a balance sheet should it maintain? Wuerffel, a former New York Fed official, explains the mechanics of quantitative tightening and the risks of "scarce” reserves. They explore how liquidity in the "plumbing" of the financial system affects everyday consumers through higher mortgage costs and discuss the importance of a liquid Treasury market in preventing crises like 2023’s Silicon Valley Bank failure.
This is WSJ’s Take On the Week where co-hosts Gunjan Banerji, lead writer for Live Markets, and Telis Demos, Heard on the Street’s banking and money columnist, cut through the noise and dive into markets, the economy and finance—the big trades, key players and business news ahead.
Have an idea for a future guest or episode? How can we better help you take on the week? We’d love to hear from you. Email the show at <a href="mailto:takeontheweek@wsj.com">takeontheweek@wsj.com</a>.
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Further Reading
<a href="https://www.wsj.com/economy/central-banking/the-feds-tool-for-calming-short-term-funding-markets-is-being-tested-63a32795?mod=WSJ_TOTWPOD">The Fed’s Tool for Calming Short-Term Funding Markets Is Being Tested</a>
<a href="https://www.wsj.com/articles/feds-williams-expects-central-bank-to-return-to-asset-purchases-soon-630002fe?mod=WSJ_TOTWPOD">Fed’s Williams Expects Central Bank to Return to Asset Purchases Soon</a>
<a href="https://www.wsj.com/economy/central-banking/the-feds-6-6-trillion-test-when-to-end-its-portfolio-runoff-9627b711?mod=WSJ_TOTWPOD">The Fed’s $6.6 Trillion Test: When to End Its Portfolio Runoff</a>
<a href="https://www.wsj.com/economy/central-banking/fed-interest-rate-easing-timing-4ec5768d?mod=WSJ_TOTWPOD">A Little Dual Easing Soon Could Help the Fed Avoid Major Easing Later</a>
<a href="https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-repo-market-what-it-is-and-why-everyone-is-talking-about-it-again-11568743438?mod=WSJ_TOTWPOD">The Repo Market: What It Is, and Why Everyone Is Talking About It Again</a>

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