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The Julia La Roche Show · Thursday, July 30, 2026

DiMartino Booth: Waller's Support of Powell Suggests Division May Be Governors vs. District Banks

Danielle DiMartino Booth analyzes the Federal Reserve's internal dynamics, suggesting that Christopher Waller's decision to support Powell despite dissenting votes might indicate a split between the Fed governors and the district bank presidents. She notes that if there were a deeper split, Waller would likely have dissented as well.

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Well, if it was a deeper split, then Waller would have dissented too.
Danielle DiMartino Booth
So, I think right now Waller is kind of the person who's running, um, this, you know, working group inside the Fed that's investigating, looking into, investigating stupid of a word, wrong word, that's looking into the, the bureaucratic framework of the 12 district banks.
Danielle DiMartino Booth
Is the division, the district bank presidents against the governors? We certainly didn't get a governor dissenting today. And they've all got votes.
Danielle DiMartino Booth
Heard on The Julia La Roche Show — “Danielle DiMartino Booth: Nobody's Happy, Cracks Are Showing, & the Bond Market Already Tightened, published Thursday, July 30, 2026. Heardvine summarizes and quotes with attribution and timestamps, and links to the original everywhere.
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