Yuriy Kitsul

In their time

Meetings by Chair

Bernanke1Yellen2

Policy rate

0–0.25% → 0.5–0.75%

+50 bp · Jan 2014 – Feb 2017

Rate moves

0 hikes · 0 cuts

3 holds at their meetings

Dissents witnessed

1

at 1 of 3 meetings

Unanimous

67%

2 of 3 meetings

Recessions

0

2014–2017

US presidents

2

Obama · Trump

In the room

• Economist, Division of Monetary Affairs, Board of Governors1 meetingJan 28–29, 2014
• Senior Economist, Division of Monetary Affairs, Board of Governors1 meetingOct 27–28, 2015
• Principal Economist, Division of Monetary Affairs, Board of Governors1 meetingJan 31 – Feb 1, 2017