William Dudley

Bill Dudley

Bloomberg Opinion Columnist

Bill Dudley is a Bloomberg Opinion columnist. A former president of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, he is a member of Coinbase Global's advisory council.

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Fed Pick Warsh To Face Senate Grilling With Confirmation In Limbo

Bloomberg Opinion

Kevin Warsh Has No Good Reason to Lower Rates

April 30, 2026

April 30, 2026

OpinionBill Dudley

Kevin Warsh Has No Good Reason to Lower Rates

Fed Pick Warsh To Face Senate Grilling With Confirmation In Limbo

April 23, 2026

April 23, 2026

OpinionBill Dudley

Warsh Wants Fed Regime Change. Here’s Where to Start

Fed Pick Warsh To Face Senate Grilling With Confirmation In Limbo

April 9, 2026

April 9, 2026

OpinionBill Dudley

The Fed Can Only Watch Iran’s Energy Shock — and Wait

Oil Prices Rise 10 Percent After President Trump's Speech On Conflict With Iran

March 18, 2026

March 18, 2026

OpinionBill Dudley

Private Credit Is Bad, But Not 2008 Bad

Blue Owl Tells Investors Its Loan Sale Had No Hidden Incentives

March 11, 2026

March 11, 2026

OpinionBill Dudley

A Compromised Fed Would Risk a Fiscal Crisis

Americans React To U.S. And Israel's Attack On Iran

February 23, 2026

February 23, 2026

OpinionBill Dudley

AI Is No Excuse for the Fed to Cut Interest Rates

LG CNS Research Robot and CEO Hyun Shin-gyoon Interview

February 2, 2026

February 2, 2026

OpinionBill Dudley

Warsh Has Promised More Than He Can or Should Deliver

Warsh Has Promised More Than He Can or Should Deliver

January 12, 2026

January 12, 2026

OpinionBill Dudley

Attacking Powell Only Undercuts Trump’s Goals

President Trump Visits Federal Reserve

January 6, 2026

January 6, 2026

OpinionBill Dudley

The Fed’s Six Big Challenges in 2026

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell Speaks During His Monthly News Conference

December 22, 2025

December 22, 2025

OpinionBill Dudley

Five Ways to Stop Banks From Failing

Credit Suisse Group AG AGM Amid UBS Group AG Takeover

November 26, 2025

November 26, 2025

OpinionBill Dudley

A Smaller Fed Balance Sheet Is Bringing Its Own Problems

ARGENTINA-ECONOMY-FOREX

November 17, 2025

November 17, 2025

OpinionBill Dudley

Will AI Be an Economic Net Positive? Probably Not

It’s important, but don’t expect it to fix the nation’s dire fiscal outlook.

The Exhibition Floor At The Nvidia GTC Conference

October 28, 2025

October 28, 2025

OpinionBill Dudley

The Fed’s $6 Trillion Balance Sheet Is About Right

Federal Reserve To Make Highly Anticipated Interest Rate Announcement This Week

October 22, 2025

October 22, 2025

OpinionBill Dudley

The Fed Might Be More Dovish Than Powell Thinks

If monetary policy isn’t actually holding back the economy, further interest-rate cuts could be an inflationary mistake.

US Stocks Gain As China Tensions Ease, Broadcom Inks OpenAI Deal

October 9, 2025

October 9, 2025

OpinionBill Dudley

AI Can Transform the Economy and Still Be a Bubble

The crash probably won’t be like 2008, though.

Construction At The First Stargate AI Data Center

October 3, 2025

October 3, 2025

OpinionBill Dudley

Maybe the Fed Shouldn’t Be Cutting Interest Rates

When the outlook is this uncertain, acting pre-emptively can be a big mistake.

Fed Chair Powell Speaks At Greater Providence Chamber of Commerce 2025 Economic Outlook Luncheon

September 18, 2025

September 18, 2025

OpinionBill Dudley

The Three Takeaways From the Fed’s Interest Rate Decision

Despite attempts by the White House to erode the central bank’s independence, Powell showed that he remains firmly in control.

Fed Chair Powell Holds News Conference Following FOMC Rate Decision

September 3, 2025

September 3, 2025

OpinionBill Dudley

Tariff Chaos Reigns and America’s Economy Suffers

Whatever the courts ultimately decide, the chances of a soft landing are dwindling.

Trump's Global Tariffs Found Illegal By US Appeals Court

August 28, 2025

August 28, 2025

OpinionBill Dudley

One Way the Fed Can Bolster Its Defenses

A more fulsome update of its monetary policy framework would help preserve its independence.

Federal Reserve Jackson Hole Economic Symposium

August 27, 2025

August 27, 2025

OpinionBill Dudley

I Wasn’t Very Worried About the Fed. Now I Am.

Markets are underestimating the threat that the president’s move to oust Lisa Cook represents.

Trump Pushes Powell On Interest Rates During Tour Of Fed