Fed's Williams: Inflation Has Peaked, Sees Glide Path to 2%
New York Fed President John Williams said inflation should ease to 3.25% by year-end and reach 2% by 2028, citing fading tariff and energy pressures.
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New York Fed President John Williams pushed back against expectations of another rate hike, arguing that inflation has likely peaked and should continue easing without further tightening. “There are encouraging reasons to expect that inflation has peaked and should edge down in coming quarters,” Williams said. He forecast inflation slowing to around 3.25% by year-end, then following “a glide path toward our 2 percent goal in 2027 and land on target in 2028.”
Williams cited five factors supporting his view. Tariffs, he said, should not provide “significant additional impulse” because expiring duties are being replaced rather than expanded. The oil-price spike has “likely peaked and will come down closer to levels seen before” the US-Iran conflict, he added. AI-related investment should become less inflationary as supply catches up with demand. The labor market is “solid and stable” rather than overheating, and longer-term inflation expectations remain “well anchored,” reducing the risk that temporary shocks become embedded.
Williams said the current stance of monetary policy is “well positioned” to restore inflation to target, giving the Fed room to stay patient. Whether that outlook holds depends largely on oil prices. If crude retreats as Williams expects, his disinflation case strengthens. If it stays elevated, markets may lean toward a more hawkish view.
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