Fed’s Williams Hints Next Rate Increase Can Wait - WSJ — SkimNews
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- John Williams hinted the Fed's next rate increase can wait, per the WSJ headline.
- Traders had been pricing in a back-to-back rate hike at the Fed's October meeting but may have gotten ahead of themselves, per MarketWatch.
- Fed Governor Barr said more rate hikes are likely needed to curb inflation, taking a notably more hawkish stance than Williams, per Reuters.
- An unnamed Fed official (text truncated, beginning with "F") stated that policy adjustments are likely needed to lower inflation, underscoring internal debate over the path forward.
Why it matters: The public split between Williams and Barr leaves markets uncertain about the Fed's October decision — investors who had positioned for a back-to-back hike now face the prospect that the bar for another move is higher than assumed, even as Barr's hawkishness keeps the inflation fight squarely on the table.
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