Federal Reserve Bank of New York President John Williams said, "Recent data have been encouraging on inflation," offering a positive assessment of recent price pressures while also saying inflation remains above target. He said strong investment demand is pushing yields higher, inflation expectations are contained and the labor market remains stable. His remarks came as the 10-year U.S. Treasury yield hovered around 4.77% to 4.79% in early September 2026, amid restrictive monetary policy and the Federal Reserve's ongoing effort to reduce inflation toward its target. The comments appear to indicate a hawkish outlook and coincided with higher prediction-market odds of a Federal Reserve rate hike by September 2026, with YES pricing rising to 57.5% from 34% a week earlier. The brief inflation comment did not include further details on the data or its policy implications. Market participants will watch Federal Reserve officials' statements, FOMC minutes, inflation releases and labor-market reports for changes to rate-hike expectations. The source also promotes live prediction-market analysis powered by Vera and invites readers to sign up for Vera.