News Coverage

  • Wall Street Journal Exclusive: Fed’s Daly Says Jumbo Rate Cut Next Month Doesn’t Seem Warranted

    President Daly discussed her rate cut outlook with Chief Economics Correspondent Nick Timiraos. “Policy is likely to be too restrictive for where the economy is headed. So for me, that calls for recalibration,” she stressed. Read the interview here.

  • Fed’s Daly, ‘Two Rate Cuts Seem Appropriate’ – New York Post

    President Daly connected with the New York Post’s Steven Nelson and discussed the state of the U.S. economy and the Fed’s rate path forward amid uncertainty. Read the story here.

  • Mary C. Daly on Bloomberg Odd Lots: Why Alaska Is a Leading Indicator for the US Economy

    Bloomberg’s Joe Weisenthal and Tracy Alloway joined President Daly for several stops on her recent trip to Alaska. During the interview, she shared what she’s learning from businesses in Alaska, how it relates to the rest of the US economy, and how insights on the ground inform monetary policy. Listen here.

  • Alaska’s economy mirrors national trends, according to regional Fed president on Alaska Public Radio

    President Daly shared her latest insights on both the US and Alaska economy with Alaska Public Media news host Ava White. “The time is now to balance our two goals, price stability and full employment, and really do everything in our power to get the soft landing that I feel that Alaskans and us, the nation as a whole, deserves,” she underscored. Listen to the interview or read the transcript here.

  • Anchorage economy looks toward the future, Fed’s Daly says on Alaska’s News Source/KTUU

    President Daly connected with KTUU reporter Lauren Maxwell on the state of the economy in Anchorage, Alaska. In the interview, she expressed her confidence that the Anchorage economy will continue to improve as people work together and look toward the future. Watch the interview here.  

  • Reuters Exclusive: Fed’s Daly says time is nearing for rate cuts, may need more than two

    President Daly shared her latest insights on the Fed’s path forward amid continued uncertainty with Reuters’ Ann Saphir. The Fed is approaching a “tradeoff space where you are trying to make a judgment about where does policy need to be to continue to put downward pressure on inflation, and where does it need to be to continue to make sure that sustainable employment can be achieved,” she said. Read the story here.

  • President Daly on the US Economic Outlook & Challenges for Policymakers with MNI Connect

    Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco President Mary C. Daly joined MNI Connect for a conversation on “The US Economic Outlook and Challenges for Policymakers.” The event took place on Thursday, July 10, 2025 at 11:30 a.m. PT. Watch the recording here.

  • Fed’s Daly on Interest Rates and Inflation – Bloomberg Surveillance

    President Daly discussed her economic outlook, reiterating that monetary policy is in a “good place” currently on Bloomberg Surveillance with co-hosts Lisa Abramowicz and Jonathan Ferro. Watch the interview or read it here.

  • SF Fed President Mary C. Daly on CNBC’s Closing Bell: Overtime

    President Daly joined co-anchors Morgan Brennan and Jon Fortt and senior economics reporter Steve Liesman on Closing Bell: Overtime to discuss the state of the economy, inflation, and more. “I wouldn’t be preemptive. I really look to balance the two goals we have,” she said, referring to the Fed’s employment and inflation mandates. Watch the interview here.

  • Policymakers must look forward, SF Fed Bank President says on Fox Business

    President Daly was featured on Fox Business’ “Maria Bartiromo’s Wall Street.” In the interview, she reiterated her view that monetary policy is in a good place and that she’s comfortable with two interest rate cuts this year should the economy stay fundamentally strong and inflation continue to move down. “We can actually move one way or another as the data unfolds, but you want to keep the policy rate modestly restrictive for now until we are sure that inflation is going to get to that 2%,” she stressed. Watch the interview here.