david wilcox has got to loosen up and say -- is right.'t think that works for him, tom. i am sure that is the media training that the pr provides. it is a radical prediction which you don't necessarily believe. threatening central-bank independence. in the united kingdom i think it is a conversation for the last 12 months and certainly in the minds of many. i'm not suggesting they failed, but that some people think they have. tom: these are threats in more beleaguered economies. there are many way more beleaguered than the u.s. jonathan: chairman powell has been accused that they did not make that pivot earlier because he hadn't secured a second term yet. lisa, that is problematic to say the least. lisa: especially because if we delay, it does make a material difference in terms of how quickly nation can pick up speed. longer-term trajectory, how much does the fed -- the borrowing cost of a nation in the last of fixed -- lack of fiscal stimulus. it becomes very concerning heading forward especially if there is a dated turn because there i