Why the Fed Is Watching Bank Reserves

The Federal Reserve Podcast with Fexingo: Interest Rates, FOMC Meetings, and Monetary Policy · Sep 2, 2026 · 10m · transcript

With the S&P 500 down nearly one percent over the last five days and Treasury yields climbing, the market is signaling anxiety about liquidity. But while traders focus on the ten-year yield hitting 4.79 percent, the Federal Reserve has a different metric on its dashboard. We explore why the central bank is quietly shifting its attention to the level of bank reserves in the banking system. With private payrolls coming in weak at just 38,000 in August, the risk isn't just inflation anymore—it's whether there is enough cushion in the financial plumbing to handle a sudden shock. Lucas…