Fed's Waller Discusses Signaling Value of Economic Projections

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1Federal Reserve Governor Christopher Waller delivered a speech at the Istanbul Economic Forum regarding the Summary of Economic Projections.

Federal Reserve Governor Christopher Waller delivered a speech at the Istanbul Economic Forum regarding the Summary of Economic Projections (SEP). Waller discussed the signaling value and role of these forecasts, according to the Federal Reserve's official website.

The speech aimed to provide technical and policy context on how the Fed's economic projections should be interpreted by markets and the public. This clarification follows recent US labor data, which showed initial jobless claims at 197,000 on October 1, 2026, and the unemployment rate at 4.2% on October 2, 2026.