Chicago Fed president unpacks weak jobs report and what it says about the economy

The labor market appears to have stalled this summer, according to the significantly weaker than expected jobs report. Employers added just 22,000 new jobs in August and revisions show the economy ... Read More

Chicago Fed president wants to see a 'few months of data' on inflation to gauge economy's health

"The hardest thing that the Fed ever has to do is get the timing right at moments of transition,” Goolsbee said on NBC News’ “Here’s the Scoop” podcast. Read More

Fed’s Goolsbee Says He Wants to See CPI Before Making Rate Call

Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago President Austan Goolsbee said he’s still undecided on what course of action he will support at the central bank’s Sept. 16-17 meeting, pointing to inflation data due ... Read More

Fed's Goolsbee says he's undecided on Sept rate cut, defends Fed independence

(Reuters) -Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago President Austan Goolsbee, speaking Friday after data showed further job-market weakening, said he is still undecided whether September is the right timing ... Read More

Why Austan Goolsbee Is Still Concerned About Inflation

Chicago Fed President Austan Goolsbee is still more concerned about the inflation side of the Fed's mandate than he is about the employment side. This is noteworthy because in general markets are ... Read More

Fed's Goolsbee says he hopes dangerous inflation data was a blip

Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago President Austan Goolsbee said while some recent inflation readings have come in better than expected, he hopes one “dangerous” data point is just a blip. “We’ve had ... Read More

Austan Goolsbee: Job Openings Rate Is Quite Good, Even Better Than The Strong Labor Market Before The Pandemic

Chairman of the Chicago Fed and former Obama economic adviser Austan Goolsbee discussed the recent jobs report and the state of the economy in an interview with PBS NewsHour co-host Amna Nawaz. AMNA ... Read More