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Sunday, November 1, 2026

John C. Williams

President, Federal Reserve Bank of New York

John C. Williams

2026 voter 2027 voter

57Votes since 2020
0Dissents
0%Dissent rate
28Appearances

Role

InstitutionFederal Reserve Bank of New York (District 2)
Current role sinceJune 1, 2018
Term ends—
Official pagewww.newyorkfed.org
On X@NewYorkFed

Became president in June 2018 (month only; day shown here is a placeholder). Permanent voter and Vice Chair of the FOMC. His alternate is First Vice President Sushmita Shukla.

Vote record

MeetingDecisionVotePreference
October 28, 2026hold 3.75–4.00%With majority
September 16, 2026hike 3.75–4.00%With majority
July 29, 2026hold 3.50–3.75%With majority
June 17, 2026hold 3.50–3.75%With majority
April 29, 2026hold 3.50–3.75%With majority
March 18, 2026hold 3.50–3.75%With majority
January 28, 2026hold 3.50–3.75%With majority
December 10, 2025cut 3.50–3.75%With majority
October 29, 2025cut 3.75–4.00%With majority
September 17, 2025cut 4.00–4.25%With majority
July 30, 2025hold 4.25–4.50%With majority
June 18, 2025hold 4.25–4.50%With majority
May 7, 2025hold 4.25–4.50%With majority
March 19, 2025hold 4.25–4.50%With majority
January 29, 2025hold 4.25–4.50%With majority
December 18, 2024cut 4.25–4.50%With majority
November 7, 2024cut 4.50–4.75%With majority
September 18, 2024cut 4.75–5.00%With majority
July 31, 2024hold 5.25–5.50%With majority
June 12, 2024hold 5.25–5.50%With majority
May 1, 2024hold 5.25–5.50%With majority
March 20, 2024hold 5.25–5.50%With majority
January 31, 2024hold 5.25–5.50%With majority
December 13, 2023hold 5.25–5.50%With majority
November 1, 2023hold 5.25–5.50%With majority
September 20, 2023hold 5.25–5.50%With majority
July 26, 2023hike 5.25–5.50%With majority
June 14, 2023hold 5.00–5.25%With majority
May 3, 2023hike 5.00–5.25%With majority
March 22, 2023hike 4.75–5.00%With majority
February 1, 2023hike 4.50–4.75%With majority
December 14, 2022hike 4.25–4.50%With majority
November 2, 2022hike 3.75–4.00%With majority
September 21, 2022hike 3.00–3.25%With majority
July 27, 2022hike 2.25–2.50%With majority
June 15, 2022hike 1.50–1.75%With majority
May 4, 2022hike 0.75–1.00%With majority
March 16, 2022hike 0.25–0.50%With majority
January 26, 2022hold 0.00–0.25%With majority
December 15, 2021hold 0.00–0.25%With majority
November 3, 2021hold 0.00–0.25%With majority
September 22, 2021hold 0.00–0.25%With majority
July 28, 2021hold 0.00–0.25%With majority
June 16, 2021hold 0.00–0.25%With majority
April 28, 2021hold 0.00–0.25%With majority
March 17, 2021hold 0.00–0.25%With majority
January 27, 2021hold 0.00–0.25%With majority
December 16, 2020hold 0.00–0.25%With majority
November 5, 2020hold 0.00–0.25%With majority
September 16, 2020hold 0.00–0.25%With majority
July 29, 2020hold 0.00–0.25%With majority
June 10, 2020hold 0.00–0.25%With majority
April 29, 2020hold 0.00–0.25%With majority
March 23, 2020other —With majority
March 15, 2020cut 0.00–0.25%With majority
March 3, 2020cut 1.00–1.25%With majority
January 29, 2020hold 1.50–1.75%With majority

Source: FOMC statements, federalreserve.gov. From June 2026 the statements name only dissenters; majorities are inferred from the voting roster.

On the record

September 29, 2026 SpeechHawkish

Unwavering Dedication

If the economy evolves in a manner broadly consistent with my forecast, one further upward adjustment of the federal funds target range may be appropriate late this year to support a timelier return of inflation to target. But that is just my forecast, and time—and the totality of the data—will tell.

September 22, 2026 Speech

Do You Remember?

Given our responsibility here at the New York Fed to implement monetary policy on behalf of the FOMC, I will focus my remaining remarks on how innovations in market structure have impacted—and will continue to impact—monetary policy implementation.

July 15, 2026 Speech

Stability of Thy Times

In assessing the future path of monetary policy, my views, as always, will be based on the evolution of the totality of the data, the economic outlook, and the balance of risks to the achievement of our maximum employment and price stability goals.

May 28, 2026 Speech

Productivity Growth and the Challenge of Real-Time Policymaking

For example, in the model simulations of the Federal Reserve Board's macro model presented for the FOMC meeting in February 2000, the near-term demand response outweighs the supply response, and real interest rate need to adjust upward more quickly than absent the productivity acceleration, see Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, " Monetary Policy Alternatives (Bluebook) ," January 28, 2000.

May 4, 2026 Speech

There Is No Try

The elevated levels of inflation, mixed signals from the labor market, and heightened uncertainty from the Middle East conflict present an unusual set of circumstances, but the current stance of monetary policy is well positioned to balance the risks to our maximum employment and price stability goals. Accordingly, at its meeting last week, the FOMC decided to maintain the target range for the federal funds rate at 3-1/2 to 3-3/4 percent.

April 16, 2026 Speech

The Cosmos

In assessing the future path of monetary policy, my views, as always, will be based on the evolution of the totality of the data, the economic outlook, and the balance of risks to the achievement of our maximum employment and price stability goals.

March 30, 2026 Speech

Ferrying Through the Crosscurrents

In assessing the future path of monetary policy, my views, as always, will be based on the evolution of the totality of the data, the economic outlook, and the balance of risks to the achievement of our maximum employment and price stability goals.

March 3, 2026 SpeechDovish

Two Sides of a Coin

Looking further ahead, if inflation follows the path I expect, further reductions in the federal funds rate will eventually be warranted to prevent monetary policy from inadvertently becoming more restrictive.

January 12, 2026 SpeechDovish

A Few Words for the New Year

By reducing the target range for the federal funds rate by a cumulative 75 basis points last year, the FOMC has moved the modestly restrictive stance of monetary policy closer to neutral. Monetary policy is now well positioned to support the stabilization of the labor market and the return of inflation to the FOMC's longer-run goal of 2 percent.

December 15, 2025 SpeechDovish

Resilience

The accompanying FOMC statement said that "in considering the extent and timing of additional adjustments to the target range for the federal funds rate, the Committee will carefully assess incoming data, the evolving outlook, and the balance of risks." With these actions, monetary policy is well positioned as we head into 2026.

November 21, 2025 SpeechDovish

Navigating Unpredictable Terrain

I view monetary policy as being modestly restrictive, although somewhat less so than before our recent actions. Therefore, I still see room for a further adjustment in the near term to the target range for the federal funds rate to move the stance of policy closer to the range of neutral, thereby maintaining the balance between the achievement of our two goals.

November 12, 2025 Speech

Next Level Unlocked

The FOMC's discussion of monetary policy implementation frameworks is summarized in the minutes of the November 2018 , December 2018 , and January 2019 FOMC meetings.

October 3, 2025 Speech

Prepare for the Unexpected

Williams, 2013. " Monetary Policy Mistakes and the Evolution of Inflation Expectations ," in The Great Inflation: The Rebirth of Modern Central Banking , ed. by Michael D. Bordo and Athanasios Orphanides, Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 255-97.

September 4, 2025 SpeechDovish

Hat Tip to the Data

Looking ahead, if progress on our dual mandate goals continues as in my baseline forecast, I anticipate it will become appropriate to move interest rates toward a more neutral stance over time. This expectation reflects a delicate balancing of risks to our mandate goals.

August 25, 2025 Speech

All the Stars We Cannot See

In addition, r-star has another important implication for monetary policy: A low r-star implies the economy can encounter more frequent and longer periods when monetary policy is constrained by the effective lower bound on nominal interest rates, potentially impeding the achievement of a central bank's inflation goals and other macroeconomic objectives.

July 16, 2025 Speech

Summer of '25: The Data

The combination of continued uncertainty, a solid labor market, and inflation still above our 2 percent goal led the FOMC to decide to leave the target range for the federal funds rate unchanged at 4-1/4 to 4-1/2 percent at its most recent meeting last month.

June 24, 2025 Speech

The Totality of the Data

I am particularly focused on those that affect the achievement of the FOMC's dual mandate goals of maximum employment and price stability, which is defined as 2 percent inflation over the longer run.

May 22, 2025 Speech

On the Optimal Supply of Reserves

I see this exercise as being in the spirit of William Poole's seminal analysis of the optimal instrument for monetary policy. My goal is to provide a useful background for the rich discussion ahead of us at this conference and elsewhere.

May 18, 2025 Speech

Why Are You (Y* R* U*)

The growing role of nonbank financial institutions, or NBFIs, in U.S. financial markets is a transformational trend with implications for monetary policy and financial stability.

May 9, 2025 SpeechDovish

Uncertainty and Robust Monetary Policy

C., 2013. " Monetary Policy Mistakes and the Evolution of Inflation Expectations ," in The Great Inflation: The Rebirth of Modern Central Banking , eds. Michael D.

April 11, 2025 SpeechDovish

Uncertain Times

The answer is that the current modestly restrictive stance of monetary policy is entirely appropriate given the solid labor market and inflation still above our 2 percent goal. Importantly, it gives us the opportunity to assess incoming data and developments, and ultimately positions us well to adjust to changing circumstances that affect the achievement of our dual mandate goals.

March 25, 2025 Speech

Opening Remarks

We recognize that what we do at the Federal Reserve—especially regarding monetary policy—affects banks and their customers in all sorts of ways.

March 21, 2025 SpeechDovish

Certain Uncertainty

I'll talk about global inflationary trends, inflation expectations, and how the Federal Reserve is working to achieve its dual mandate of maximum employment and price stability.

March 7, 2025 SpeechDovish

Discussion of "Monetary Policy Transmission to Real Activity"

Such stability of inflation expectations has a potentially important role in understanding why disinflation has not been accompanied by a slowdown in real activity." I couldn't agree more, and this passage led me to look more closely at inflation expectations and how monetary policy shocks affected these expectations.

February 11, 2025 SpeechDovish

From Where We Are Now

With the labor market in balance and inflation moving toward our price stability goal, the FOMC decided at its most recent meeting in January to leave the target range for the federal funds rate unchanged at 4-1/4 to 4-1/2 percent. In terms of the Fed's balance sheet, the process of gradually reducing our securities holdings is proceeding smoothly.

January 15, 2025 SpeechDovish

Mentions of Inventions

I'll also talk about how monetary policy is working to achieve the Fed's dual mandate of maximum employment and price stability. And finally, I'll speak about what's going on specifically in this region before providing my economic outlook.

January 14, 2025 Speech

An Economy That Works for All: Housing Affordability

Before I go further, let me give the standard Fed disclaimer that the views I express today are mine alone and do not necessarily reflect those of the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) or others in the Federal Reserve System.