Mark E. Schweitzer

In their time

Meetings by Chair

Bernanke25Yellen8

Policy rate

2% → 0.5–0.75%

−138 bp · Jun 2008 – Dec 2016

Rate moves

1 hike · 1 cut

27 holds at their meetings

Dissents witnessed

23

at 17 of 29 meetings

Unanimous

41%

12 of 29 meetings

Recessions

1

2007–09

US presidents

2

G.W. Bush · Obama

In the room

• Senior Vice President, Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland25 meetingsJun 24–25, 2008 – Dec 13–14, 2016
• Associate Economist8 meetingsJan 28–29, 2014 – Dec 16–17, 2014