Why is Fed's Williams more sanguine on near-term inflation, according to the interview?

Williams stated he feels 'a little bit more positive about the near-term inflation outlook because of the energy price declines that we're going to see,' citing 'a big decline in oil prices—not only current oil prices, but future expected oil prices' and expecting energy prices to 'come down quite a bit and that will bring headline inflation down.'

What did Williams say about the current stance of monetary policy and future rate decisions?

Williams said 'monetary policy is well positioned... to achieve our maximum employment and price stability goals,' declined to signal whether the next rate move would be up or down, emphasized that 'it really depends on what happens with the data' and the risks to the outlook, and affirmed that 'right now, I think policy is in a good place. We've just got to see how the economy evolves over coming months.'

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