The Fed's minutes tell you 'what they want you to hear' while meeting transcripts (released 5 years later) reveal actual internal dynamics; comparing minutes to transcripts from past meetings shows significant discrepancies between public narrative and closed-door reality.
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David RosenbergEvidence Quote
“the minutes are just really um almost like a policy document. They tell you what you what what they want you to hear. You don't know what's going on behind closed doors...I've done this a history of taking the minutes of a meeting and looking at the transcripts. And you sometimes wonder, is this Was this the same meeting?”
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DoubleLine Round Table Prime, 2023 - Part 1: Macroeconomic State of Play 1-4-23— DoubleLine CapitalCreated: 8/11/2026, 1:33:48 AM
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