February 6, 2026· 51 min

How a Former Fed Vice-Chair Is thinking About the Next Fed Chair

Speaker Breakdown

HostTracy Alloway(1,003 words)
M:55%
HostJoe Weisenthal(1,888 words)
M:55%
GuestRichard Clarida(5,942 words)
M:54%

Oral Indicators

Agonistic36%
literally, completely, obviously
Engagement54%
you, your, yours
Memory Aids100%
now, like, so
Repetition100%
think (78x), know (73x), about (66x)
Parallelism92%
And I'm Joe Weisenthal...., So, Joe, Trump nominated Kevin..., But I'm starting to think that...
Sound Patterns33%
33 question(s), alliteration: "when work", alliteration: "idea into"
Formulaic Phrases8%
at the end of the day, you know what, i mean

Literate Indicators

Hedging9%
may, fairly, seemingly
Passive Voice10%
be fed, is fed, being selected
Abstract Nouns24%
management, business, investment
Subordination11%
because, while, though
Sentence Length49%
Avg: 17.4 words/sentence
Word Complexity49%
management, business, empower
Academic Markers0%
Impersonal Style46%
534 personal pronouns found
Descriptive Style85%
literally, completely, apply

Description

The nomination of Kevin Warsh to be the next chair of the Federal Reserve obviously has big implications for markets. But it also comes with some interesting sociological questions too. What role does the Fed chair actually play in setting monetary policy? How do they communicate -- and influence -- members of the Fed board? How do they communicate to markets? What happens when someone who's been advocating major regime change at the central bank is now running it? And how do they balance independence with politics? In this episode, we speak with Richard Clarida, former Fed vice-chair and now global economic advisor to Pimco. We talk about what a Fed chair actually does and what we know about Warsh's policy stances so far, as well as why Clarida thinks there may be more volatility in the bond market as a result. Read more: Bonds Rally as Job-Market Angst Backs Fed Rate-Cut Outlook Bessent Declines to Draw Line on Removing Fed Member for Policy Only Bloomberg - Business News, Stock Markets, Finance, Breaking & World News subscribers can get the Odd Lots newsletter in their inbox each week, plus unlimited access to the site and app. Subscribe at  bloomberg.com/subscriptions/oddlots Subscribe to the Odd Lots Newsletter Join the conversation: discord.gg/oddlots See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.