Elmar Mertens

In their time

Meetings by Chair

Yellen4

Policy rate

0–0.25% → 0.25–0.5%

+25 bp · Jul 2014 – Jul 2016

Rate moves

0 hikes · 0 cuts

4 holds at their meetings

Dissents witnessed

3

at 3 of 4 meetings

Unanimous

25%

1 of 4 meetings

Recessions

0

2014–2016

US presidents

1

Obama

In the room

• Senior Economist, Division of Monetary Affairs, Board of Governors3 meetingsJul 29–30, 2014 – Sep 16–17, 2015
• Principal Economist, Division of Monetary Affairs, Board of Governors1 meetingJul 26–27, 2016