The Minutes of John Williams on data https://minutesof.com/john-williams/on/data/ Everything John Williams has said on data: 2 verbatim quotes, each with a timestamp and a link to the recording it came from. en Sun, 30 Aug 2026 16:23:03 +0000 Williams notes productivity growth swings from minus 2 to 7 percent yearly versus 2 percent long-run average. https://minutesof.com/q/a8d917de-05e8-4dfa-9e28-7be55b0b50eb/ https://minutesof.com/q/a8d917de-05e8-4dfa-9e28-7be55b0b50eb/ “Year-over-year productivity growth swings from minus 2 percent to 7 percent, compared to the long-run average of just over 2 percent ( Figure 1 ).” — NY Fed speeches data Williams reports PCE inflation rose to 3.5 percent in March. https://minutesof.com/q/e71732c3-e265-43e7-8be9-05f1f292bd59/ https://minutesof.com/q/e71732c3-e265-43e7-8be9-05f1f292bd59/ “On the price stability side of the Fed’s dual mandate, overall inflation—as measured by the Personal Consumption Expenditures price index—rose to 3-1/2 percent in March.” — NY Fed speeches data