Dallas Fed’s Kaplan Seeks a Plan to Temper Balance Sheet Growth

The transcript discusses the impact of the Federal Reserve's decisions on market asset prices, focusing on interest rates, balance sheet growth, and perceptions of quantitative easing (QE). The speaker expresses concern about elevated risk asset valuations due to these factors and emphasizes the need for a disciplined approach to managing the Fed's balance sheet. The debate on whether recent actions constitute QE is addressed, with the speaker acknowledging its effects on risk assets. A future strategy for tempering balance sheet growth is highlighted as crucial.

In what way does the speaker differentiate between their actions and quantitative easing (QE)?

What is the speaker's view on the current state of the Fed's balance sheet and its future?