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Jonathan Levin

ARTICLES BY JONATHAN LEVIN

Data on US jobs will make it hard for the Fed under Kevin Warsh to cut rates

4 min read . 13 Feb 2026

Public servants such as Powell have been willing to stand up to Trump’s misguided bullying. (REUTERS)

Why the US Federal Reserve needs Powell to stay on now more than ever

3 min read . 13 Jan 2026

A productivity boom seems to have begun but the role of AI remains unclear. (AFP)

America’s productivity surge risks warping the Fed’s monetary policy calculus

3 min read . 12 Jan 2026

Voters notice when prices of frequently purchased items go up. (Reuters )

Trump’s tariff retreat on groceries exposes the flaws of his trade strategy

3 min read . 20 Nov 2025

In an ill-advised effort to get his way, US President Donald Trump exerting extraordinary public pressure on the independent central bank and its outgoing chair, Jerome Powell. (REUTERS)

The US dollar is behaving strangely: The Fed had better wait and watch

5 min read . 25 Jul 2025

As Powell alluded to, it’s largely trade policy that has put us all in this bind. (Getty Images via AFP)

Equally at sea: The US Federal Reserve has no more clarity than we do

3 min read . 20 Jun 2025

Monetary policymakers must not fall into an overconfidence trap again. (AFP)

The US Fed’s policy framework must aim to minimize its scope for error

3 min read . 19 May 2025

Powell was clear about the bind that tariffs put the Fed in. (Image: Reuters)

Powell versus Trump: Why Fed independence matters in times of turmoil

4 min read . 18 Apr 2025

Fed chair Jerome Powell must avert another ‘transitory inflation’ mishap. (Getty Images via AFP)

Watch out! The US Fed seems to be driving blindfolded

3 min read . 24 Mar 2025

The US Fed must contend with divergent inflation expectations (AFP)

Jonathan Levin: Trump fanned the inflation fears that haunt his presidency now

3 min read . 13 Feb 2025

Donald Trump's threat to impose sweeping tariffs on US trade partners could mechanically increase price levels. (Getty Images via AFP)

The US Fed seems as clueless as markets about its policy path from here on

4 min read . 19 Dec 2024

Theories have swirled about ways that the new president could push out or try to undermine Powell before his term ends.

Long shot or not, Trump must make peace with Fed Chair Powell

3 min read . 12 Nov 2024

Policymakers thought that ‘neutral’ was around 2.5% (or 0.5% in ‘real’ terms, adjusting for inflation held at 2%). (Pixabay)

The US Fed’s uncertainty over a neutral rate is bad for bonds

3 min read . 22 Sept 2024

Longer-term rate expectations stem from a highly academic debate of the neutral rate of interest.

Powell ignored the elephant in the Fed’s Jackson Hole lodge

4 min read . 25 Aug 2024

In an economy in which labour market weakness tends to snowball, Fed policymakers surely must be on high alert after the latest statistics. (AP)

Market mayhem: America’s job market slump calls for a big rate cut by the Fed

4 min read . 06 Aug 2024

From March 2022 to July 2023, the Fed raised policy rates by 525 basis points.

High US interest rates forever: Do not count on this scenario

3 min read . 02 Jun 2024

Powell said that officials are waiting for more evidence that inflation is sustainably heading back to the 2% target. (AP)

The US Federal Reserve’s approach to risk could endanger a soft landing

3 min read . 02 Feb 2024

In 2018, the 10-year yield peaked at 3.24% before Fed funds peaked at 2.5% about a month later.

The 10-year US Treasury note rout was not a wild aberration

4 min read . 11 Oct 2023

Safety points made by Alan Greenspan in 2011 sound dated now

Inflation may have shaken the US creditworthiness narrative

3 min read . 03 Aug 2023

US Fed chief Jerome Powell hinted of a rate pause but its options are open
(Photo: AFP)

Equity bulls don’t have much to celebrate in a US Fed pause

3 min read . 05 May 2023