Kevin Mahn, president and chief investment officer of Hennion & Walsh, joined Stocks In Translation to explore the Federal Reserve's communication strategies.

Hosts Jared Blikre and Sydnee Fried examine whether the Fed's increased transparency in today's data-driven environment could be leading to over-speculation in the markets. As Mahn explains, “Over transparency has led to a great deal of confusion…now the markets tries to parse between everything Chair Powell says or doesn't say in each one of his press conferences. Remember, they only update that dot plot chart in their summary of economic projections four times a year…All those other meetings, they just announce what their actions are or not.”

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This post was written by Neil Mulcahy.