Federal Reserve Lists July 2026 News, Speeches and Testimony
Key Takeaways
- •The Federal Reserve featured the minutes of the June 16-17, 2026 FOMC meeting, which were dated July 8, 2026.
- •The Board announced five task forces to review areas important to the broad conduct of monetary policy.
- •Recent press releases included a July 16, 2026 interagency statement on handling highly sensitive information during bank examinations.
- •Fed officials delivered recent speeches on economic shocks, the outlook, artificial intelligence, innovation and financial inclusion.
- •Chairman Kevin Warsh testified on the semiannual Monetary Policy Report to Congress on July 14, 2026.

The Federal Reserve’s News & Events page lists recent announcements, speeches, testimony and public resources from the Board of Governors, with the page available at https://www.federalreserve.gov/newsevents.htm.
A featured item on the page is the “Minutes of the Federal Open Market Committee, June 16-17, 2026,” dated July 8, 2026. FOMC minutes, which provide the official record of the committee’s policy deliberations, are typically released about three weeks after each meeting and are closely read for insight into the range of views on interest rates and economic conditions. The page also states that the Federal Reserve has announced five task forces to examine areas central to the broad conduct of monetary policy.
Recent press releases listed by the Federal Reserve include an interagency joint statement on the handling of highly sensitive information during bank examinations, dated July 16, 2026. The Board also listed an enforcement action dated July 16, 2026; minutes of the Board’s discount rate meetings held on June 8 and June 17, 2026, dated July 14, 2026; an announcement on the leadership and objectives of task forces to advance the conduct of monetary policy, dated July 9, 2026; and another enforcement action dated July 9, 2026.
The speeches section includes remarks by Vice Chair Philip N. Jefferson on navigating economic shocks, dated July 16, 2026; Governor Lisa D. Cook on the economic outlook, dated July 15, 2026; Governor Michael S. Barr on artificial intelligence, dated July 14, 2026; Vice Chair for Supervision Michelle W. Bowman on responsible innovation and financial inclusion, dated July 14, 2026; and Governor Christopher J. Waller on the economic outlook, dated July 13, 2026. Fed governors’ public speeches are a core component of the central bank’s communication strategy and are monitored for signals about the policy outlook and emerging priorities.
The testimony section lists Chairman Kevin Warsh’s testimony on the semiannual Monetary Policy Report to Congress, dated July 14, 2026. This appearance is part of the Fed’s twice-yearly reporting requirement under the Full Employment and Balanced Growth Act of 1978, commonly known as the Humphrey-Hawkins Act. The section also lists testimony by Vice Chair for Supervision Michelle W. Bowman on supervision and regulation, dated June 4, 2026; testimony by Randall D. Guynn, Director of the Division of Supervision and Regulation, on innovation, dated March 26, 2026; additional testimony by Bowman on supervision and regulation dated February 26, 2026; and Bowman testimony on supervision and regulation dated December 2, 2025.
The page also provides links to recent postings, Federal Open Market Committee meetings, regulatory reform, proposals for comment, other public communication, conferences, the Monetary Policy Report and the Annual Report.