Christopher J. Waller
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- The Fed's Rate Path: From the 2024 Cuts to Warsh's First Meetings
Fed governor who dissented for cuts in 2025 and January 2026, then said further increases could be needed if data met expectations.
Christopher J. Waller across every timeline
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- Waller anticipates additional rate increases if data meet expectations Response
Christopher J. Waller said he anticipated additional rate increases if economic data continued as expected. He said there was flexibility over when those increases would occur.
on The Fed's Rate Path: From the 2024 Cuts to Warsh's First Meetings - Futures price 85 percent odds of a December rate increase Financial
Federal-funds futures prices implied an 85 percent probability of at least one rate increase by the end of the Federal Open Market Committee’s December meeting. The same prices put the probability of two increases by that meeting at nearly 20 percent.
on The Fed's Rate Path: From the 2024 Cuts to Warsh's First Meetings - Christopher Waller ties September vote to August inflation data Response
Governor Christopher J. Waller said his September vote would depend principally on the August inflation data. He said continued inflation progress would incline him to support holding rates, while a hot reading could lead him to consider a rate increase.
on The Fed's Rate Path: From the 2024 Cuts to Warsh's First Meetings