Fed Watchers’ Dashboard

Voting Member

Views so far

Recent Change/Stance

Janet L. Yellen, Board of Governors, Chair

• Gradual Rate hike starting this year.
• Worried about Secular Stagnation, slowdown in economy due to external factors.

• Very hawkish to Mild hawkish

William C. Dudley, New York, Vice Chairman

• Worried over regulatory aspects and bad assets in banks

• Neutral

Lael Brainard, Board of Governors

• Focus on financial stability and regulatory watch

• Neutral cautious

Charles L. Evans, Chicago

• No rate hike in 2016
• Worried over weakness in economy and strong dollar

• Very dovish

Stanley Fischer, Board of Governors

• Likely will be warranted by end of 2015

• Mild hawkish to Neutral, mild dovish

Jeffrey M. Lacker, Richmond     

• June rate hike still possible

• Very hawkish

Dennis P. Lockhart, Atlanta

• Rate hike after June but at least once this year

• Hawkish

Jerome H. Powell, Board of Governors

• Focus is more on regulatory aspects and financial stability

• Neutral

Daniel K. Tarullo, Board of Governors

• Focuses over banking regulation and worried over weaker rates fueled risk taking

• Neutral to hawkish

John C. Williams, San Francisco

• Confident over economic prospects especially labor market

• Hawkish