(Reuters) -The Federal Reserve delivered a widely expected quarter-of-a-percentage point rate cut at its September 16-17 meeting and signaled some further gradual cuts ahead to support the labor market even as inflation remains above target. Stephen Miran, the Fed Board's newest member and on unpaid leave as White House economic advisor, dissented and signaled support for a sharply lower policy rate, which President Donald Trump has pushed for. 

Here is a look at Fed officials' recent comments, sorting them under the labels "dove" and "hawk" as shorthand for their monetary policy leanings. A dove is more focused on risks to the labor market and may want to cut rates more quickly, while a hawk is more focused on the threat of inflation and may be more cautious about rate cuts.

The designations are based on public comments and published remarks. To see how Reuters' counts in each category have changed, please scroll to the bottom of this story, or click on the photos in this graphic.

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Notes: The current policy rate target range is 4.00%-4.25%. The median of Fed policymaker projections in September is for a half of a percentage point further of rate cuts this year, though 9 of the 19 want less than that. 

The Fed's seven governors, including the Fed chief and vice chairs, are nominated by the president and confirmed by the Senate. Each votes at every Federal Open Market Committee meeting, held eight times a year.

Miran, Waller and Vice Chair Bowman are Trump nominees. Barr, Jefferson and Cook - whom Trump is attempting to fire -   were nominated by President Joe Biden. Powell was initially nominated to the Fed Board by President Barack Obama, elevated to chair by Trump in his first term, and renominated as chair by Biden.

All 12 regional Fed presidents discuss and debate monetary policy at the meetings, but only five cast votes, including the New York Fed president and four others who vote for one year at a time on a rotating schedule. Fed regional bank presidents are picked by the directors of their own regional banks, subject to approval by the Fed's Board of Governors.

Reuters over time has shifted policymaker designations based on fresh comments and developing circumstances. Below is a Reuters count of policymakers in each category, heading into Fed meetings. 

FOMC Dove Dovi Cent Hawk Haw

Date sh rist ish k

Oct 3 3 8 4 1

'25

Sept 2 3 8 5 0

'25

July 1 3 8 7  0

'25

Jan. 0 3 9 7 0

-Jun

e

'25

Dec. 0 2 10 7 0

'24

Nov. 0 0 13 5 0

'24

Sept 0 1 12 5 0

'24

May 0 1 10 6 1

thro

ugh

July

'24

Marc 0 1 11 5 1

h

'24

Jan 0 2 9 4 1

'24

Dec 0 2 9 4 1

'23

Oct/ 0 2 7 5 2

Nov

'23

Sept 0 4 3 6 3

'23

June 0 3 3 8 3

'23

Marc 0 2 3 10 2

h

'23

Dec 0 4 1 12 2

'22