Is Christopher Waller hawkish or dovish?
Christopher Waller is a permanent on the FOMC. Christopher Waller reads hawkish on interest rates, with a +1.8 score on a −3 to +3 scale. The reading has become more dovish over the past 90 days. Last scored policy remark: 3 September 2026.
Based on policy remarks through .
Current reading
Christopher Waller is hawkish, at +1.8 on the −3 to +3 scale.
The reading has become more dovish over the past 90 days.
Christopher Waller is a Governor of the Board of Governors and former Research Director at the St. Louis Fed. An influential economist, he has been vocal about the importance of data-dependence and has at times broken with consensus to signal earlier rate cuts.
Recent policy remarks
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