WSJ's Take On the Week26 Jan 2025

Investors' Big Question: Is the Fed Done Cutting Interest Rates?

On WSJ’s Take On the Week, co-hosts Gunjan Banerji and Telis Demos discuss Wall Street’s reaction to President Donald Trump’s inauguration and his slew of executive orders. They talk about the president’s and his wife Melania Trump’s meme coins and the Stargate venture, an AI infrastructure plan led by ChatGPT maker OpenAI and global tech investor SoftBank Group.

Later on the show, Gunjan and Telis tackle what might be the biggest question for investors right now: Is the Federal Reserve done cutting interest rates? They’re joined by Sonal Desai, chief investment officer of Franklin Templeton Fixed Income, to dive into what may be the new normal for interest rates, what she will be looking out for when Jerome Powell speaks at the upcoming Federal Reserve meeting, and Treasury secretary pick Scott Bessent’s stance on tariffs. They also talk about what’s happening in the bond market.

This is WSJ’s Take On the Week where co-hosts Gunjan Banerji, lead writer for Live Markets, and Telis Demos, Heard on the Street’s banking and money columnist, cut through the noise and dive into markets, the economy and finance—the big trades, key players and business news ahead.

Have an idea for a future guest or episode? How can we better help you take on the week? We’d love to hear from you. Email the show at takeontheweek@wsj.com.

To watch the video version of this episode, visit our WSJ Podcasts YouTube channel or the video page of WSJ.com.

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