Brij Khurana

“You're increasing the risk that inflation is sticky, and the Fed needs to keep rates higher,”

Brij Khurana · said date not stated · reported 2026-08-19

Khurana warned that keeping long-term rates down could increase the risk of persistent inflation, pressuring the Fed to keep rates higher.

“The Fed can print money and buy what they want,”

Brij Khurana · said date not stated · reported 2026-08-19

Khurana contrasted the Fed's ability to print money with the Treasury's need to fund buybacks through issuance.

“The Treasury doesn't have that capability. They need to fund the buybacks by issuing more bills,”

Brij Khurana · said date not stated · reported 2026-08-19

Khurana explained that the Treasury must fund buybacks by issuing more short-term bills.