Exclusive: Stephen Miran's next move

Exclusive: Stephen Miran's next move

Former Federal Reserve governor Stephen Miran is returning to Hudson Bay Capital Management as a senior strategist in his first role since leaving the Fed in May.

The big picture: Miran returns to the hedge fund with a rare insider view of the White House's economic agenda and the Fed's interest rate-setting debates after serving as President Trump's top economist and the central bank's most persistent advocate for lower rates.

What they're saying: "I'm delighted to rejoin the talented team at Hudson Bay and look forward to helping the firm and its clients in this dynamic economic environment," Miran said in a statement.

  • "Today's market environment is increasingly shaped by geopolitical developments, and Steve's return further strengthens our investment teams and our holistic approach," Sander Gerber, the founder and CEO of Hudson Bay, said.
  • Zoom in: Before joining the Trump administration, Miran spent roughly a year at Hudson Bay, where he authored a widely discussed paper arguing that the U.S. could use tariffs and other tools to reshape a global economic system built around the dollar.

  • Those ideas later became known on Wall Street as the "Mar-a-Lago Accord."
  • Flashback: Miran initially kept his White House job while taking unpaid leave to serve on the Fed board — a highly unusual arrangement that drew scrutiny from Congress and central bank- watchers — before officially leaving the post earlier this year.

  • He stepped down from the Fed in May, clearing the way for Fed chair Kevin Warsh to take a governor's seat.
  • The intrigue: During his eight months at the Fed, Miran dissented at every policy meeting, arguing that policymakers were overstating inflation risks — including AI-related measurement distortions — while understating the disinflationary effects of Trump's economic agenda.

  • In his resignation letter last month, Miran said he was "excited about changes" that Warsh and the Fed may make.
  • Zoom out: Miran will again work alongside economist Nouriel Roubini, a former Clinton administration official and co-author of their paper examining whether Treasury borrowing was helping support growth and financial markets.

  • "Steve and I bring distinct perspectives to our roles at Hudson Bay, shaped in part by our experience serving different administrations," Roubini, senior strategist at Hudson Bay, said in a statement.