Examining Monetary Policy and Economic Opportunity (EventID=117972)

Video Description

Connect with the House Financial Services Committee Get the latest news: https://democrats-financialservices.house.gov/ Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/USHouseFSC Follow us on Twitter: https://x.com/USHouseFSC Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ushousefsc/ Follow us on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/ushousefsc.bsky.social ___________________________________ On Tuesday, March 4, 2025, at 10:00 a.m. (ET) Task Force on Monetary Policy, Treasury Market Resilience, and Economic Prosperity: Examining Monetary Policy and Economic Opportunity Chair Lucas and Ranking Member Vargas will host a hearing entitled, “The Future of American Capital: Strengthening Public and Private Markets by Increasing Investor Access and Facilitating Capital Formation." ___________________________________ Witnesses for this one-panel hearing will be: • Dr. Donald Kohn, Senior Fellow, Brookings Institution • Mr. Joseph Wang, Principal, Monetary Macro LLC • Dr. Norbert J. Michel, Vice President and Director, Center for Monetary and Financial Alternatives, Cato Institute • Mr. Michael Konczal, Senior Director of Policy and Research, Economic Security Project ___________________________________ This hearing will explore the Federal Reserve’s current monetary policy toolkit, analyzing how these tools influence Americans’ economic well-being by examining the impact on income, spending, investment, and savings. The hearing will focus on factors that drove the recent high inflation period, looking forward to the Federal Reserve’s five-year review, as well as explore the effect that certain regulations have on financial market functioning and monetary policy transmission. ___________________________________ Hearing page: https://democrats-financialservices.house.gov/events/eventsingle.aspx?EventID=413003