Fed Voting Members Statements Tracker2026-07-06Week of June 29: Warsh changes the rules while Hammack keeps hikes liveOnly two voting members gave verifiable policy signals this week, but both leaned hawkish: Warsh refused forward guidance while defending the 2% inflation target, and Hammack said higher rates may be needed if inflation stays hot.
Fed Voting Members Statements Tracker2026-06-29Week of June 22: Kashkari breaks hawkish while Williams holds the centerKashkari shifted from a 2026 cut to a 2026 hike, while Williams argued current policy is still well positioned. Waller and Cook added context without rate guidance, leaving the committee hawkish at the margin but not uniformly so.
Fed Voting Members Statements Tracker2026-06-15Week of June 9: the committee went dark — here's what Wednesday's meeting is expected to deliverNo voting member made a monetary policy statement between June 8 and June 14 — the full window was inside the pre-FOMC blackout. This issue compiles last known signals from all 12 voting members and previews three open questions for Warsh's first meeting on June 16–17: whether the easing bias is dropped, what happens to the dot plot, and how Powell votes as a board member under a new chair.
Fed Voting Members Statements Tracker2026-06-08Week of June 2: three voting members turn hawkish as May jobs data landsHammack, Williams, and Logan all spoke before Friday's hot NFP print — and all three were already signaling that current rates may not be restrictive enough. Logan questioned her own bank's trimmed-mean measure, Williams dropped forward guidance language, and Hammack warned the cost of waiting is rising. May CPI on Wednesday is the last data point before the June 17 FOMC.
Fed Voting Members Statements Tracker2026-06-01Week of June 1: Bowman breaks from the hawkish consensusOne voting-member speech this week — Bowman's detailed Reykjavík framework address. She holds with the consensus but reads the labor market as fragile, supports retaining easing-bias language, and explicitly rejects Waller's argument for dropping forward guidance. The committee is holding, but not uniformly.
Fed Voting Members Statements Tracker2026-05-28FOMC voting members, week of May 28: three speakers, one directionWaller, Jefferson, and Cook all spoke this week. All three held the same line: hold rates, inflation risk dominant, no cut coming soon. Waller went furthest — calling for the FOMC to drop its easing bias and keeping rate hikes on the table if inflation expectations slip.
