John C. Williams
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- The Fed's Rate Path: From the 2024 Cuts to Warsh's First Meetings
New York Fed president and permanent FOMC voter who sees one additional 2026 increase as potentially appropriate but says there is no urgency.
John C. Williams across every timeline
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- Williams says one further 2026 rate increase may be appropriate Response
John C. Williams said it may be appropriate for the Federal Open Market Committee to raise rates one more time in 2026. Williams is a permanent voting member of the committee.
on The Fed's Rate Path: From the 2024 Cuts to Warsh's First Meetings - October rate-hike odds fall to 51.5 percent Report
Futures-implied odds of at least a quarter-point increase at the October Federal Open Market Committee meeting fell to 51.5 percent. Reuters reported that the odds had been nearly 70 percent earlier in the session and declined after Williams's comments.
on The Fed's Rate Path: From the 2024 Cuts to Warsh's First Meetings - Williams says there is no urgency for another rate increase Response
John C. Williams said the September policy action gave policymakers time to gather more information before another decision. He said one further increase could be appropriate late in 2026 if his forecast proved correct.
on The Fed's Rate Path: From the 2024 Cuts to Warsh's First Meetings - John C. Williams says tighter monetary policy is coming Response
John C. Williams said another rate increase by year-end could be appropriate. Reuters reported that he referred to September projections showing one further increase as the median path.
on The Fed's Rate Path: From the 2024 Cuts to Warsh's First Meetings