Darian Woods

And did you come across any stories that reveal how Fed Chair Jerome Powell personally considers his role?

So these ideals of the Fed and these ideals of Jerome Powell are all very well in what we call peacetime. But let's think back to the early days of the pandemic, early 2020.

So these ideals of the Fed and these ideals of Jerome Powell are all very well in what we call peacetime. But let's think back to the early days of the pandemic, early 2020.

So these ideals of the Fed and these ideals of Jerome Powell are all very well in what we call peacetime. But let's think back to the early days of the pandemic, early 2020.

Yeah. But as Jerome Powell has a habit of saying, there are no atheists in a foxhole. You know, sometimes you change your mind in a crisis.

Yeah. But as Jerome Powell has a habit of saying, there are no atheists in a foxhole. You know, sometimes you change your mind in a crisis.

Yeah. But as Jerome Powell has a habit of saying, there are no atheists in a foxhole. You know, sometimes you change your mind in a crisis.

And when we're talking about the Fed pushing past its previous boundaries, it seems to me there are two key dates with two key sets of policies that forever changed what the Fed was capable of. So tell me about that first Fed bundle of programs in late March of 2020.

And when we're talking about the Fed pushing past its previous boundaries, it seems to me there are two key dates with two key sets of policies that forever changed what the Fed was capable of. So tell me about that first Fed bundle of programs in late March of 2020.

And when we're talking about the Fed pushing past its previous boundaries, it seems to me there are two key dates with two key sets of policies that forever changed what the Fed was capable of. So tell me about that first Fed bundle of programs in late March of 2020.

So not just the big multinational companies, but I guess aimed at midsize or even small businesses. Yeah.

So not just the big multinational companies, but I guess aimed at midsize or even small businesses. Yeah.

So not just the big multinational companies, but I guess aimed at midsize or even small businesses. Yeah.

Jerome Powell appears on TV pretty soon after.

Jerome Powell appears on TV pretty soon after.

Jerome Powell appears on TV pretty soon after.

He's on the Today Show to explain this package. Is that unusual for a Fed chair?

He's on the Today Show to explain this package. Is that unusual for a Fed chair?

He's on the Today Show to explain this package. Is that unusual for a Fed chair?

We certainly are. And then it seems like that had an effect. It calmed the markets, but even that huge response didn't totally resolve all the jitters. So let's go through that second big fire hose in early April 2020.