I posted earlier on the announcement of the new head of the Dallas Federal Reserve:

  • Robert Kaplan starts as the president and chief executive on September 8, replacing Richard Fisher (who retired in March)
  • He is currently the Martin Marshall Professor of Management Practice and a Senior Associate Dean at Harvard Business School

Comments from JP Morgan:

  • Kaplan previously served as a member of the New York Fed's Investor Advisory Committee on Financial Markets
  • "His views on monetary policy are largely unknown at this point
  • The Dallas Fed President is not a voting member of the FOMC until 2017
  • This announcement does not have any immediate implications for monetary policy."

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Obviously I wish Mr. Kaplan well. But, cards on the table .... in all honesty I would have preferred Donald Trump. That would have made FX a lot more fun!