Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco
Organization
The Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco is the central bank for the twelfth district of the United States, covering nine western states and several territories. It conducts monetary policy, supervises financial institutions, and provides banking services to support a stable economy.
19 episodes featuring Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco
Marketplace
Steady inflation masks deeper pressure on households
The episode connects persistent housing and health care costs with higher borrowing rates, debt constraints, labor shortages, and economic uncertainty.
Oct 1, 2026 · 26 min
WSJ What’s News
Watergate review collides with oil shock and rising borrowing costs
The episode connects a reopened fight over Watergate accountability with legal fallout from an ICE shooting and energy-driven pressure on households and markets.
Oct 1, 2026 · 12 min
WSJ's Take On the Week
Why Treasury yields rose—and what could push them higher
Long-term borrowing costs now depend on more than Federal Reserve policy, with inflation, deficits, investor demand, and economic strength all reshaping the outlook.
Sep 27, 2026 · 38 min
The Daily
Oil disruptions turn a regional war into a global price shock
The episode traces how attacks on Saudi Arabia’s oil routes and constrained U.S. involvement are reaching fuel prices, protests, and humanitarian suffering.
Sep 17, 2026 · 28 min
Prof G Markets
Bond investors challenge governments’ spending promises
Rising yields are testing whether governments and central banks can restore confidence while debt, inflation, and political risks intensify.
Sep 11, 2026 · 1h 13m
The Compound and Friends
AI borrowing puts yields, markets and Korea in focus
The episode maps how government deficits, hyperscaler financing and AI-related demand could reshape inflation, currencies, bonds and equities.
Sep 11, 2026 · 1h 8m
The Indicator from Planet Money
Small colleges face a widening economic squeeze
The episode shows how enrollment declines and rising costs can destabilize colleges and the communities that depend on them.
Sep 10, 2026 · 9 min
The Indicator from Planet Money
Fintechs seek bank charters for control and credibility
Bank status can unlock insured deposits and Federal Reserve access, but it also subjects fintech companies to demanding oversight and compliance.
Sep 9, 2026 · 9 min
Marketplace
States test hospital price caps as markets brace for inflation
The episode connects healthcare affordability, monetary policy, mortgage risk, and trade tensions through the competing pressures facing households and institutions.
Sep 9, 2026 · 25 min
Breaking Points with Krystal and Saagar
Fetterman’s Senate record meets Wall Street’s private-credit gamble
The episode connects questions about a senator’s priorities with the personal judgment and financial structures shaping modern private markets.
Sep 8, 2026 · 48 min
WSJ's Take On the Week
Warsh’s Jackson Hole debut tests Fed credibility
Kevin Warsh’s first major speech as Fed chair could clarify how the central bank balances inflation control, transparency, political pressure and nervous bond markets.
Aug 23, 2026 · 34 min
Bloomberg Daybreak: US Edition
Treasury buybacks meet an AI-driven borrowing surge
The episode connects Iran tensions, trade uncertainty, fiscal credibility, and AI financing to the forces pushing markets and government borrowing costs higher.
Aug 21, 2026 · 25 min
Stock Movers
Global tech volatility and Fed policy shake Asian markets
This episode reveals how central bank policies in the West and AI infrastructure demands in the East are colliding to reshape Asian equity markets.
Jul 30, 2026 · 7 min
Stock Movers
Tech rotation gains steam as Nvidia drops and meatpackers rally
This episode highlights a critical shift in market leadership, showing how regulatory updates and AI funding concerns are driving capital out of chipmakers and into defensive sectors.
Jul 27, 2026 · 7 min
Stock Movers
Meta cloud infrastructure plans shake up AI competitors and stock markets
Meta's expansion into AI cloud infrastructure signals a massive shift in tech spending that could disrupt specialized cloud providers and redefine market leadership.
Jul 1, 2026 · 11 min
The Daily
Supreme Court expands presidential power but shields the Federal Reserve
The rulings fundamentally alter the independence of federal regulatory agencies, changing how much control a president has over the administrative state.
Jun 30, 2026 · 28 min
Stock Movers
Asian tech stocks rally as global policy shifts pressure regional indexes
Understanding these market dynamics reveals how global monetary policy and currency fluctuations dictate the flow of capital into and out of critical Asian technology supply chains.
Jun 19, 2026 · 5 min
Stock Movers
Fed rate pause triggers sharp split across Asian tech markets
The market divergence reveals how global interest rate policies are reshaping investor appetite, favoring hardware-heavy tech hubs over regulatory-burdened Chinese internet giants.
Jun 18, 2026 · 6 min
Stock Movers
SpaceX surges and Nvidia sells bonds as Fiserv shares tumble
Major executive shakeups and massive corporate debt offerings are reshaping market valuations at the closing bell.
Jun 15, 2026 · 7 min