The Julia La Roche Show · Saturday, September 19, 2026
Chris Whalen expressed his disappointment with the Federal Reserve's recent 25 basis point rate hike, calling it "pretty lame" given the backdrop of a two trillion dollar deficit. He believes the Fed's actions are largely symbolic and insufficient to combat persistent inflation, especially with rising energy prices.
“Well first off, the Fed had to do something, or they would have been completely irrelevant.”
“Uh, we're actually doing an interview with John Dizard this afternoon to catch up on energy.”
“So I think this was mostly about them catching up to the narrative, if you will.”