Key Takeaways from President Williams’s Speech on the Economic Outlook and Monetary Policy
In remarks delivered at the Council on Foreign Relations, New York Fed President John C. Williams spoke about the economy, supply and demand balance, and bringing inflation back down to the Federal Open Market Committee’s (FOMC’s) 2 percent longer-run goal. He also discussed the progress made toward the Federal Reserve’s dual mandate goals of maximum employment and price stability, as well as the path ahead for monetary policy.
Key Takeaways from President Williams’s Speech on Managing Policy Amid Uncertainty
New York Fed President John C. Williams delivered the 4th Suresh Tendulkar Memorial Lecture at the Reserve Bank of India in Mumbai on July 5, 2024. In his remarks, he discussed the key principles of inflation targeting strategies that have proven foundational in helping the Fed and other central banks manage extreme uncertainty. These principles include the need for central banks to own the responsibility for price stability and have independence to act to achieve it; transparency and clear communication of goals, including an explicit numerical inflation target; and well-anchored inflation expectations.
Key Takeaways from President Williams’s Speech on the Economic Outlook and Monetary Policy
In remarks delivered at the Economic Club of New York, New York Fed President John C. Williams discussed how the Federal Reserve is working to achieve both maximum employment and price stability, the progress of getting supply and demand in better balance, and bringing inflation back down to the Federal Open Market Committee’s (FOMC’s) 2 percent longer-run goal.
Key Takeaways from President Williams’s Speech at the Hoover Monetary Policy Conference
In remarks delivered at the Hoover Institution, New York Fed President John C. Williams discussed three key principles derived from monetary policy theory and experience that help guide central banks in achieving price stability.
Key Takeaways from President Williams’s Speech on the Economic Outlook and Monetary Policy
In remarks delivered at the Federal Home Loan Bank of New York’s annual symposium, New York Fed President John C. Williams discussed the progress made in restoring price stability to the economy, the work still needed to return inflation to 2 percent, and the trajectory of the Fed’s balance sheet.
Key Takeaways from President Williams’s Speech on the Economic Outlook and Monetary Policy
In remarks delivered during a regional visit to Long Island on February 28, 2024, New York Fed President John C. Williams discussed the progress made in restoring price stability to the economy, as well as the work still needed to return inflation to 2 percent.
Key Takeaways from President Williams’s Speech on the Economic Outlook and Monetary Policy
New York Fed President John C. Williams spoke about his economic outlook and monetary policy before a group of real estate and business leaders from across the greater New York metropolitan area on January 10, 2024.
Key Takeaways from President Williams’s Speech on Restoring Price Stability
New York Fed President John C. Williams spoke about monetary policy and his economic outlook at an event hosted by the Bretton Woods Committee and the New York Fed on November 30, 2023.
Peeling the Inflation Onion, Revisited
Editor’s note: New York Fed President John C. Williams prepared the following remarks for delivery on Friday, September 29 as part of a regional visit to Long Island. The regional visit was canceled, and the speech was not delivered publicly, but we have published the text here at the originally scheduled time.
Key Takeaways from President Williams’s Interview with the New York Times
On Monday, August 7, The New York Times published a transcript of an interview with New York Fed President John Williams. In it, he discussed inflation, the labor market, and his outlook for monetary policy.