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title: "Christopher J. Waller: Fed speeches, lean & 2026 FOMC vote | Helious"
description: "Christopher J. Waller (Governor · voter): speeches captured live as they happen, how hawkish or dovish the language reads, and what is coming up."
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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](https://helious.io/methodology) page sets out how. Who votes
    this year is on the [Fed speakers page](https://helious.io/fed).





## Captured appearances


    [

        Oct 8, 2026
        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…

    ](https://helious.io/news/a910a654a5c375984a013bb55f932327/waller-the-signaling-value-of-the-summary-of-economic)

    [

        Oct 1, 2026
        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,…

    ](https://helious.io/news/6e0d420219b12c43d8dfd79150bdedea/waller-the-data-version-of-godzilla-versus-kong-fred-takes)

    [

        Sep 29, 2026
        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…

    ](https://helious.io/news/94472afe60768e031ec503141e30254d/waller-payments-in-the-age-of-ai-agents)

    [

        Sep 3, 2026
        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 …

    ](https://helious.io/news/0a31e5adba4826f69d4eb7061b95684c/waller-the-economic-outlook-and-some-comments-on-my-policy)

    [

        Jul 13, 2026
        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…

    ](https://helious.io/news/3ff0bdc7ec88340dcfe3251a7efa121b/waller-monetary-policy-at-a-crossroads)

    [

        Jul 6, 2026
        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…

    ](https://helious.io/news/a0a218c77076f6f5223324d670901577/waller-two-thoughts-on-the-transmission-of-monetary-policy)

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