Fed’s Hammack calls cutting FOMC meetings from eight to six a modest shift

The signal here is less about the calendar than about how a sitting Fed official frames institutional change: calling a reduction from eight meetings to six "modest" suggests the idea is being discussed as a technicality rather than a regime shift. For markets that parse every FOMC gathering for guidance, fewer meetings would mean longer gaps between policy signals and a heavier burden on speeches and minutes to carry expectations. Hammack gave no timing or implementation detail, so whether this stays a passing comment or becomes a live procedural proposal is the open question worth watching.