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Christopher J. Waller: speeches, lean and FOMC status

NEUTRAL Governor · voter

Every time Waller speaks, the desk reads it for policy signal the moment it crosses. The lean above is worked out from that language, and the methodology page sets out how. Who votes this year is on the Fed speakers page.

Captured appearances

Waller, The Signaling Value of the Summary of Economic Projections

Waller, The Signaling Value of the Summary of Economic Projections — Speech At the Istanbul Economic Forum, Central Bank of the Republic of Türkiye, Istanbul, Türkiye Thank you to the Central Bank of Türkiye for the opp…

Waller, The Data Version of Godzilla versus Kong: FRED Takes on AI

Waller, The Data Version of Godzilla versus Kong: FRED Takes on AI — Speech At "Navigating Trust, AI and Storytelling in a World of Data," FRED Con 2026, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri Thank you,…

Waller, Payments in the Age of AI Agents

Waller, Payments in the Age of AI Agents — Speech At Sibos 2026, Miami, Florida Thank you for inviting me to speak here today. 1 Last year at Sibos I leaned into the conference theme and discussed how a range of emergin…

Waller, The Economic Outlook and Some Comments on My Policy Communication

Waller, The Economic Outlook and Some Comments on My Policy Communication — Speech At Reuters NEXT Newsmaker Interview, Washington, D.C. Thank you, Howard. To set the stage before we talk, let me give you a sense of my …

Waller, Monetary Policy at a Crossroads

Waller, Monetary Policy at a Crossroads — Speech At the New York Association for Business Economics, New York, New York Thank you, Yelena, and thank you for the opportunity to speak to you today. 1 My subject is the out…

Waller, Two Thoughts on the Transmission of Monetary Policy

Waller, Two Thoughts on the Transmission of Monetary Policy — Speech At "Challenges for Monetary Policy Transmission in a Changing World," a conference sponsored by the Bank of Italy for the research network initiated by…

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