Marketplace · Friday, July 24, 2026
Courtney Brown poses a question for Fed Chair Kevin Walsh regarding how rising borrowing costs might affect the Federal Reserve's outlook. She speculates if these market-driven increases in yields might mean the Fed doesn't need to be as aggressive with future rate hikes.
“So with the 30 years, been at 5% for like a month, the tenure is rising. Borrowing costs not just for the government, but across this economy are going up. And I'm not sure how many people are paying enough attention to that.”
“And I think going into next week's Fed meeting, this is my question for Fed Chair Kevin Walsh. I mean, how much do these rising borrowing costs, uh, affect the Fed outlook?”
“I mean, is this doing the work that the Fed maybe would have have done? Do they not have to be as aggressive now because the bond markets are kind of doing some of that work for them?”