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Federal Reserve Board Governor Chris Waller on Monetary Policy and Payments | Hoover Institution

Jon Hartley and Christopher Waller discuss monetary policy at the Fed, r-star, and the stance of monetary policy, the 2025 Federal Reserve framework review, quantitative easing and the size of the Fed balance sheet, the early 2020s inflation, and how payments are evolving since the passage of the GENIUS Act.

Recorded on August 28, 2025.

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