William Dudley
On the eve of the Fed’s framework review
Experts speak about the Fed’s monetary strategy review, including the role of flexible average IT and the need to better communicate policy trade-offs
People: Sarb and BoE renew senior appointments
Senior Sarb and BoE officials receive new terms; MAS picks new assistant managing director; ECB appoints director; William Dudley takes consulting job
US senator calls for hearings on Fed’s role in 2020 elections
Republican accuses former NY Fed chair Dudley of trying “sabotage” Trump’s trade talks
Dudley says more effort needed in modelling financial factors
“We were nowhere. Now we’re probably at the first or second grade,” says outgoing New York Fed chief
Dudley calls for ‘aggressive action’ on benchmark reforms
Failure to move to new framework before 2021 could create “large-scale disorder”
Dudley backs floor-based system for setting monetary policy
New York Fed chief highlights drawbacks of pre-crisis corridor system
John Williams named president of New York Fed
Candidate proved contentious on diversity grounds, but brings deep macroeconomic experience
New York Fed director involved in selecting new president resigns
David Cote stepped down shortly after the institution revealed it was considering “a handful of final candidates”
Dudley goes against Trump’s protectionist line
New York Fed president criticises protectionism as Donald Trump steps up rhetoric; questions value of excessive reserves accumulation
Fed’s Dudley says Puerto Rico must ‘start from scratch’
Territory must face up to “painful” decisions to tackle debt and infrastructure problems
A changing of the guard
Risks emerge amid leadership changes at the US Federal Reserve Board and the People’s Bank of China
A dangerous unknown: interest rate risk in the financial system
Urgent action is needed to tackle the little-understood build-up of interest rate risk in the global financial system; macro-pru tools still inadequate to tackle the issue
EU ombudsman asks Draghi to relinquish G30 seat
Prolonging the president’s membership threatens independence and public’s trust in the ECB, O’Reilly declares
Dudley warns Trump tax plan leaves US finances ‘unsustainable’
New York Fed chief says policymakers may have to tighten rates harder to offset stimulus
Dudley: use ‘paring knife not meat cleaver’ on Dodd-Frank
New York Fed president accepts that some elements of Dodd-Frank could be improved, but also says vulnerabilities remain
New York Fed’s Dudley set to retire early
William Dudley says he wants to ensure a successor is in place “well before” the end of his term
EBA and US agencies agree framework for cross-border resolution
Document lays out principles for information sharing and future crisis management agreements
New York Fed’s Dudley calls for action on rising wage inequality
William Dudley proposes changes in school financing to tackle inequality of opportunity
Protectionism is a ‘dead end’, says New York Fed president
Dudley highlights the second-round impact of protectionism, which ultimately harms higher-paying jobs; policies should foster competition and provide more assistance to workers
Fed’s Dudley discusses unwinding of balance sheet
Should reinvestment end “abruptly”, financial conditions would tighten, New York Fed president said; tapering “gradually and predictably” is the way to go, he adds
Inflation is ‘simply not a problem’ – Dudley
New York Fed governor not worried about risks to inflation given recent data and expects current economic expansion to continue for the foreseeable future