Paul R. Wood

In their time

Meetings by Chair

Yellen2Powell34

Policy rate

0.25–0.5% → 4.25–4.5%

+400 bp · Sep 2016 – May 2025

Rate moves

11 hikes · 4 cuts

21 holds at their meetings

Dissents witnessed

11

at 8 of 36 meetings

Unanimous

78%

28 of 36 meetings

Recessions

1

2020

US presidents

3

Obama · Trump · Biden

In the room

• Assistant Director, Division of International Finance, Board of Governors2 meetingsSep 20–21, 2016 – Mar 14–15, 2017
• Deputy Associate Director, Division of International Finance, Board of Governors4 meetingsJun 18–19, 2019 – Jun 9–10, 2020
• Associate Director, Division of International Finance, Board of Governors2 meetingsJul 28–29, 2020 – Nov 4–5, 2020
• Associate Director, Division of International Finance, Board2 meetingsJul 27–28, 2021 – Sep 21–22, 2021
• Senior Associate Director, Division of International Finance, Board2 meetingsDec 14–15, 2021