# Megathread: Federal Reserve **URL:** \ **Category:** Off the Hill\ **Created:** [September 8, 2025, 5:36pm UTC](https://unanimousconsent.discourse.group/t/megathread-federal-reserve/221 "2025-09-08T17:36:40Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Topher](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/9de053/32.png) [@Topher](https://unanimousconsent.discourse.group/u/Topher)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2025, 5:36pm UTC](https://unanimousconsent.discourse.group/t/megathread-federal-reserve/221/1 "2025-09-08T17:36:40Z")
So many things going on there: 1. Who’s gonna get Chairman? 2. Will Lisa Cook get fired? Did Kugler do the same as her? 3. Which Reserve Bank presidents will keep their jobs after all is said and done? 4. Will the US turn into a banana republic after the Fed starts cutting rates in 200 bps increments? I’m sure I’m missing plenty, but would like to hear what others are thinking ---
**Author:** ![thespeaker](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex012/user_avatar/unanimousconsent.discourse.group/thespeaker/32/10_2.png) [@thespeaker](https://unanimousconsent.discourse.group/u/thespeaker)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2025, 7:14pm UTC](https://unanimousconsent.discourse.group/t/megathread-federal-reserve/221/2 "2025-09-08T19:14:07Z")
My predictions are: 1. Waller 2. Yes and yes 3. Goolsbee, Bostic, Daly, Williams, Collins, Kashkari, and Paulson are out. 4. You jest, but we’re gonna see bond vigilantes reign in Trump once the Treasury starts raising money to fund the OBBB. ---
**Author:** ![IndebtedIrishman](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex012/user_avatar/unanimousconsent.discourse.group/indebtedirishman/32/7_2.png) [@IndebtedIrishman](https://unanimousconsent.discourse.group/u/IndebtedIrishman)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2025, 5:50pm UTC](https://unanimousconsent.discourse.group/t/megathread-federal-reserve/221/3 "2025-09-09T17:50:38Z")
1. Warsh 2. Yes and no 3. Everybody keeps their job 4. Typical dem alarmism ---
**Author:** ![vokecor269](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/7bcc69/32.png) [@vokecor269](https://unanimousconsent.discourse.group/u/vokecor269)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2025, 5:01pm UTC](https://unanimousconsent.discourse.group/t/megathread-federal-reserve/221/4 "2025-10-02T17:01:08Z")
1. Betting markets are saying Hassett [Fed Chair nominee | Trade on Kalshi](https://kalshi.com/markets/kxfedchairnom) Probably due to Waller not dissenting for a more aggressive rate cut 2. Heard Kugler’s Husband had insider trading allegations 3. Not Mary Daly 4. Its been 25bps so far ---
**Author:** ![BoredAtWork](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex012/user_avatar/unanimousconsent.discourse.group/boredatwork/32/24_2.png) [@BoredAtWork](https://unanimousconsent.discourse.group/u/BoredAtWork)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2025, 5:07pm UTC](https://unanimousconsent.discourse.group/t/megathread-federal-reserve/221/5 "2025-10-02T17:07:30Z")
1. I have my money on dark horse Steve Miran 2. Wtf please explain 3. God I hope Neel Kashkari gets cut 4. I hope it causes the market to crash ---
**Author:** ![undoctrinated](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/bc8723/32.png) [@undoctrinated](https://unanimousconsent.discourse.group/u/undoctrinated)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2025, 6:03pm UTC](https://unanimousconsent.discourse.group/t/megathread-federal-reserve/221/6 "2025-10-03T18:03:17Z")
Do you have any more details about Kugler’s husband? I haven’t seen anything about this. ---
**Author:** ![vokecor269](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/7bcc69/32.png) [@vokecor269](https://unanimousconsent.discourse.group/u/vokecor269)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2025, 6:26pm UTC](https://unanimousconsent.discourse.group/t/megathread-federal-reserve/221/7 "2025-10-03T18:26:52Z")
Her husband violated the trading restrictions during FOMC blackout and that’s what prompted her to step down. What’s even more crazy is he didn’t even tell her about it after he did it and it only came up when she had to fill out her financial disclosures (which is alledgedly why she hasn’t filed her disclosure forms yet even though every other Fed governor has already done so). I heard she’s waiting till the last minute to file this sometime next year and hoping nobody is paying attention to her by then. ---
**Author:** ![thespeaker](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex012/user_avatar/unanimousconsent.discourse.group/thespeaker/32/10_2.png) [@thespeaker](https://unanimousconsent.discourse.group/u/thespeaker)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2025, 6:35pm UTC](https://unanimousconsent.discourse.group/t/megathread-federal-reserve/221/8 "2025-10-03T18:35:12Z")
That’s wild. I don’t get why these ppl are so careless when they’re in such high profile positions. Sucks for her to have such an idiotic husband. ---
**Author:** ![Topher](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/9de053/32.png) [@Topher](https://unanimousconsent.discourse.group/u/Topher)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2025, 7:02pm UTC](https://unanimousconsent.discourse.group/t/megathread-federal-reserve/221/9 "2025-10-03T19:02:21Z")
Wow. First i’m hearing about this. Any insight on why the admin didn’t make a media circus of this? ---
**Author:** ![IndebtedIrishman](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex012/user_avatar/unanimousconsent.discourse.group/indebtedirishman/32/7_2.png) [@IndebtedIrishman](https://unanimousconsent.discourse.group/u/IndebtedIrishman)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2025, 8:40pm UTC](https://unanimousconsent.discourse.group/t/megathread-federal-reserve/221/10 "2025-10-03T20:40:50Z")
That’s terrifying. I don’t know why anyone would want to work for the executive branch these days. Some of my friends who were relatively low level political appointees wracked up $300k-$500k in legal expenses after the first Trump admin just to deal with the House oversight hearings. ---
**Author:** ![thespeaker](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex012/user_avatar/unanimousconsent.discourse.group/thespeaker/32/10_2.png) [@thespeaker](https://unanimousconsent.discourse.group/u/thespeaker)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2025, 1:49pm UTC](https://unanimousconsent.discourse.group/t/megathread-federal-reserve/221/11 "2025-10-27T13:49:52Z")
> [@thespeaker](#): > > My predictions are: > > 1. Waller > 2. Yes and yes > 3. Goolsbee, Bostic, Daly, Williams, Collins, Kashkari, and Paulson are out. > 4. You jest, but we’re gonna see bond vigilantes reign in Trump once the Treasury starts raising money to fund the OBBB. Looks like I was dead wrong on most of this: [Bessent lists five finalists for Fed chair job, and Trump says decision coming before the end of the year](https://www.cnbc.com/2025/10/27/bessent-lists-five-finalists-for-fed-chair-job-and-trump-says-decision-coming-before-the-end-of-the-year.html) ---
**Author:** ![BoredAtWork](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex012/user_avatar/unanimousconsent.discourse.group/boredatwork/32/24_2.png) [@BoredAtWork](https://unanimousconsent.discourse.group/u/BoredAtWork)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2025, 2:08pm UTC](https://unanimousconsent.discourse.group/t/megathread-federal-reserve/221/12 "2025-10-27T14:08:26Z")
Hassett is dominating the betting markets [https://kalshi.com/markets/kxfedchairnom/fed-chair-nominee/kxfedchairnom-29](https://kalshi.com/markets/kxfedchairnom/fed-chair-nominee/kxfedchairnom-29) ---
**Author:** ![Topher](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/9de053/32.png) [@Topher](https://unanimousconsent.discourse.group/u/Topher)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2025, 7:04pm UTC](https://unanimousconsent.discourse.group/t/megathread-federal-reserve/221/13 "2025-11-03T19:04:05Z")
Hell hath no fury like a Governor who was almost fired. That or she’s terrified of the Admin and is going to fall in line. > **[Fed Governor Lisa Cook, in first policy speech since Trump suit, says she's...](https://www.cnbc.com/2025/11/03/fed-governor-lisa-cook-in-first-policy-speech-since-trump-suit-says-shes-undecided-on-dec-rate-cut.html)** > > The central banker said Monday that she supported the recent interest rate reduction and indicated she would be open to more. ---
**Author:** ![BoredAtWork](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex012/user_avatar/unanimousconsent.discourse.group/boredatwork/32/24_2.png) [@BoredAtWork](https://unanimousconsent.discourse.group/u/BoredAtWork)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2025, 4:03pm UTC](https://unanimousconsent.discourse.group/t/megathread-federal-reserve/221/14 "2025-11-12T16:03:24Z")
So admin has dirt on him? Atlanta Fed President Raphael Bostic will retire when his current five-year term expires at the end of next February. [https://www.wsj.com/economy/central-banking/atlanta-fed-president-bostic-to-retire-ahead-of-reappointment-process-e0cb2c2c](https://www.wsj.com/economy/central-banking/atlanta-fed-president-bostic-to-retire-ahead-of-reappointment-process-e0cb2c2c) ---
**Author:** ![Topher](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/9de053/32.png) [@Topher](https://unanimousconsent.discourse.group/u/Topher)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2025, 4:38pm UTC](https://unanimousconsent.discourse.group/t/megathread-federal-reserve/221/15 "2025-11-12T16:38:23Z")
He was known to have a lot of insider trading issues during the Biden administration. Shocked it took this long for him to get kicked out. ---
**Author:** ![BoredAtWork](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex012/user_avatar/unanimousconsent.discourse.group/boredatwork/32/24_2.png) [@BoredAtWork](https://unanimousconsent.discourse.group/u/BoredAtWork)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2025, 6:28pm UTC](https://unanimousconsent.discourse.group/t/megathread-federal-reserve/221/16 "2025-11-12T18:28:43Z")
Wonder if he’s going to be the only president who steps down to avoid the 5 year review? ---
**Author:** ![Topher](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/9de053/32.png) [@Topher](https://unanimousconsent.discourse.group/u/Topher)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2025, 3:45pm UTC](https://unanimousconsent.discourse.group/t/megathread-federal-reserve/221/17 "2025-11-13T15:45:24Z")
My guess is there are more. Garden variety corruption is super prevalent at the Fed from what I’ve been able to discern - mostly because the staff there don’t even view it as corruption. From my conversations, a lot of them seemed to be offended that people would question their trades in their personal account. ---
**Author:** ![thespeaker](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex012/user_avatar/unanimousconsent.discourse.group/thespeaker/32/10_2.png) [@thespeaker](https://unanimousconsent.discourse.group/u/thespeaker)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2025, 3:47pm UTC](https://unanimousconsent.discourse.group/t/megathread-federal-reserve/221/18 "2025-11-13T15:47:14Z")
Do these reserve bank presidents or senior staff need to go through PPO? ---
**Author:** ![Kelad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/f0a364/32.png) [@Kelad](https://unanimousconsent.discourse.group/u/Kelad)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2025, 4:15pm UTC](https://unanimousconsent.discourse.group/t/megathread-federal-reserve/221/19 "2025-11-13T16:15:36Z")
No because they are technically not part of the executive branch. The reserve banks are technically not even governement. ---
**Author:** ![BoredAtWork](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex012/user_avatar/unanimousconsent.discourse.group/boredatwork/32/24_2.png) [@BoredAtWork](https://unanimousconsent.discourse.group/u/BoredAtWork)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2025, 5:08pm UTC](https://unanimousconsent.discourse.group/t/megathread-federal-reserve/221/20 "2025-11-17T17:08:35Z")
# Former Fed Gov. Adriana Kugler violated trading rules while at central bank: ethics report > **[Former Fed Gov. Adriana Kugler violated trading rules while at central bank:...](https://www.cnbc.com/amp/2025/11/15/fed-kugler-ethics-stock-trading.html)** > > The Federal Reserve's internal watchdog was notified earlier this year about stock trades from 2024 disclosed by then-Gov Adriana Kugler. Pathetic she probably didn’t even make any money. [Next page](https://unanimousconsent.discourse.group/t/megathread-federal-reserve/221.md?page=2)