On Wednesday, Federal Reserve Bank of New York President John Williams vigorously defended the Fed’s tight monetary policy approach. During remarks at an event sponsored by the New York ...

John C. Williams, president and CEO of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, in Beverly Hills, Calif., on May 6. Apu Gomes / Getty Images file ...

New York Federal Reserve President John Williams speaks during the Central Banking Forum on the sidelines of the International Monetary Fund and World Bank Group Annual Meetings in Bali, Indonesia ...

New York Federal Reserve President John Williams, shown speaking in 2019. (Carlo Allegri/Reuters) New York Fed President John Williams said the U.S. economy and interest-rate policy have been in a ...

The president of the New York Fed suggested he is reluctant to support lowering interest rates ahead of the bank’s next meeting, arguing that tariffs are likely to drive further inflation.

The Federal Reserve has backed off its December forecast of raising rates as many as four times in 2016, but San Francisco Fed President John Williams said the U.S. economy could soon be ready for ...