Paid-members
Fedspeak Monitor 5/24/24
We finally heard from Waller this week in two speeches, one covering the recent economic data and another about his thoughts on r-star.
Fedspeak
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Paid-members
Fedspeak Monitor 5/19/24: The First Steps Towards Greater Confidence
The committee sounds pretty relieved after the April inflation numbers. While none of them are suddenly at the point of "great confidence" we've all been waiting for, they are nonetheless encouraged by the recent data.
Paid-members
Fedspeak Monitor 5/12/24
We heard from voices across the hawkish-dovish spectrum today, continuing to highlight the divergence of views in the committee.
Paid-members
Fedspeak Monitor 5/4/24
Just a bit of Fedspeak after this week's FOMC meeting, none of it particularly revealing.
May 2024 FOMC Preview
Every member that's spoken since the March meeting has expressed both a further desire to be patient on starting rate cuts (in response to the inflation data) and confidence that holding rates steady for longer will, on the margin, come with less downside risk to the labor market.
