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The David Lin Report · Thursday, July 30, 2026

Sri-Kumar: Fed's Inaction Fuels Market Carnage

Komal Sri-Kumar criticized the Federal Reserve's decision to hold rates steady, stating that the markets reacted negatively due to a perceived lack of action from the central bank. He believes the Fed is not doing enough to combat inflation and that the market's reaction, including a 1000-point drop in the Dow, stemmed from this inaction.

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The tape

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What we saw was a Federal Reserve where the members collect their salaries, including the chairman, but they don't want to act.
Komal Sri-Kumar
They tell you that they want to bring inflation down to 2%, but they don't do anything about it.
Komal Sri-Kumar
And that's what I think the market was reacting to.
Komal Sri-Kumar
Heard on The David Lin Report — “Why Did Fed Crash Market Today? Economist Reveals Next Shock | Komal Sri-Kumar, published Thursday, July 30, 2026. Heardvine summarizes and quotes with attribution and timestamps, and links to the original everywhere.
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