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Waller comments on Fed forward guidance

Fed governor Chris Waller said there is a role for verbal guidance when needed and that nothing is more forward guidance than what happened last week, according to Nick Timiraos of WSJ.

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What the sources claim

Waller said there is a role for verbal guidance when you need it.

“There's a role for it when you need it”
Nick Timiraos (WSJ)
Waller said he can't think of anything that's more forward guidance than what happened last week.

“I can't think of anything that's more forward guidance than what happened last week”
Nick Timiraos (WSJ)

Sources

Nick Timiraos (WSJ) newswire 2026-10-09 13:33 UTC
Fed governor Chris Waller on verbal guidance to shape expectations of the near-term rate path: "There's a role for it when you need it.... I can't think of anything that's more forward guidance than what happened last week." https://twitter.com/NickTimiraos/status/2108146306791121366

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