Why you might want to lock in higher yields now, given real interest rates are the highest they have been in 15 years.

Topics covered include:

• What was covered this year at the Federal Reserve Jackson Hole Symposium
• What are the primary policy actions central banks take, and how do they influence interest rates
• What is the neutral real rate of interest, and why is it important
• Why new ideas are central to an increasing standard of living
• What would drive interest rates higher or lower from current levels
• Why now is an attractive time to lock in longer-term yields

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Show Notes

Jackson Hole Economic Policy Symposium: Structural Shifts in the Global Economy—Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City

Policymaking in an age of shifts and breaks by Christine Lagarde—European Central Bank

Inflation: Progress and the Path Ahead by Jerome H. Powell—The Federal Reserve Bank

Structural Shifts in the Global Economy: Structural Constraints on Growth by Chad Syverson—Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City

The Outlook for Long-Term Economic Growth by Charles I. Jones—Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City

Living with High Public Debt by Serkan Arslanalp and Barry Eichengreen—Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City

Monetary Policy and Innovation by Yueran Ma and Kaspar Zimmermann—Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City

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