02:17 PM EDT, 05/09/2025 (MT Newswires) -- New York Fed President John Williams (voter) said that well-anchored inflation expectations are the bedrock of central bank policy and that it is essential to maintain them in times of uncertainty. Fed Governor Michael Barr (voter) said tariffs may spur upward pressure on inflation, noting that their size and scope were without modern...

(Reuters) -The first wave of Federal Reserve officials to weigh in after this week's policy meeting reiterated on Friday that the current economic uncertainty calls for monetary policy patience as Trump administration trade policy boosts risks to the outlook. When it comes to the current state of Fed policy, we're in a good place, New York Fed President John Williams...

(Reuters) -Neither tariffs, nor plunging consumer and business sentiment, nor President Donald Trump's pointed criticism have swayed the Federal Reserve on interest rates - but the pick of the first U.S.-born pope appears to have moved one U.S. central banker. The 7th District is unique in its industry composition and is the only Fed district to have produced a pope,...

PALO ALTO, California (Reuters) -The structure of the Federal Reserve's Board of Governors, with members who cannot be fired over policy disputes and serve for periods staggered across presidential terms, has stood the test of time and should be preserved, Fed Governor Christopher Waller said on Friday. Waller, citing earlier research of his own and others, said the U.S. central...