President Trump has the opportunity to overhaul the Federal Reserve by appointing new Fed governors who align with his administration’s views – namely that the current Fed suffers from regulatory over-reach and is less independent than ever, says Steve Malin, investment strategist at Allianz Global Investors.
Raising the federal funds rate is just one part of the Fed’s plan for higher interest rates. Another part, according to Steve Malin, investment strategist at Allianz Global Investors, is the somewhat tricky process of purging $2 trillion in US Treasury and agency securities from the Fed’s balance sheet.
Beset with low rates, slow growth and a new US president who wants a significant shift in policy, Steve Malin, investment strategist at Allianz Global Investors, says the Federal Reserve faces one of the most uncertain periods in its 104-year history. What could this mean for investors.