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The Daily Punch

Fed Day hits different this time

The Daily Punch

Punchbowl News

Politics, Government, News

4.3707 Ratings

🗓️ 17 September 2025

⏱️ 12 minutes

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Summary

A new era is underway at the Federal Reserve — but not everyone is cheering. Anna and Jake break down today’s expected rate cut, the unusual dual role of Stephen Miran and the high-stakes fight over Lisa Cook’s future at the Fed. Plus: Democrats are rolling out their counteroffer in the government funding showdown. Can it change the shutdown math? Punchbowl News is on YouTube! Subscribe to our channel today to see all the new ways we’re investing in video. Want more in-depth daily coverage from Congress? Subscribe to our free Punchbowl News AM newsletter at punchbowl.news. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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1:13.5

And welcome to The Daily Punch, brought you by Punchable News. It's Wednesday, September 17th, 2025. Let's get into the mix. Here are your Washington headlines of the day. Number one, a new era at the Federal Reserve. Number two, Dems, CR counteroffer. And number three, new maps are coming, potentially, in Indiana.

1:15.5

Happy Wednesday morning, everybody.

1:16.6

Let's get into it.

1:21.6

We are leading off Punchpool News a.m. with a look at how it is a new era for the Federal Reserve, and not everybody is excited about it.

1:23.8

The world's most important central bank is set to cut interest rates today, probably about 25 basis points, but that is not where all of the energy is, Jake.

1:33.0

That's where everybody expects to happen, but there is a lot happening behind the scenes,

1:36.7

as well as watchers just trying to see what exactly is going to happen with all of the

1:41.3

personnel issues.

1:42.6

The most unusual thing is that, and we're taking a break from putting shutdown top

1:49.2

at the top of our newsletter, which is a nice break.

1:52.5

The most interesting thing is that Stephen Myron is now holding one of the most,

1:58.1

two of the most important jobs in economics.

2:00.7

He's the C important jobs in economics.

2:04.0

He's the C.E.A. Council of Economic Affairs chair.

2:07.4

And he also has a seat on the Federal Reserve Board.

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