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Fed faces another tough rate decison with inflation and job data delay

October jobs and inflation reports are canceled and November data are delayed until after the Fed's Dec. 9-10 meeting. What this may mean for rates. Read More

Delayed jobs report ‘definitely complicates’ rate cut decision, Chicago Fed president says

Job growth was better than expected in September with the best job gains since April, according to the delayed government report. But key data is still missing, and questions remain about the strength ... Read More

The last Fed meeting of the year is approaching. Here's where we could be headed

NPR's A Martinez speaks with the president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago about the economic outlook ahead of the last Fed meeting of the year. Read More

Fed's Goolsbee uneasy about rate cuts, says nothing wrong with dissenting

Chicago Federal Reserve President Austan Goolsbee on Thursday said he is uneasy about cutting interest rates in the face of too-high inflation that's steady at best and by some measures getting worse, ... Read More

Fed's Waller says weak job market justifies rate cut in December

U.S. firms have begun talking more frequently about layoffs as they plan for weaker demand and possible productivity gains from artificial intelligence, Federal Reserve Governor Christopher Waller ... Read More

Chicago Fed's Goolsbee is 'uneasy' about inflation, says labor market doesn't signal recession

Chicago Fed's Goolsbee voices concerns over stubborn inflation and rate cuts amid data challenges. Learn what this means for rates and the economy. Read More

Fed's Goolsbee, Cook, Daly join growing chorus of officials undecided on December rate cut

Chicago Federal Reserve president Austan Goolsbee said he is undecided about whether to cut interest rates again in December. The threshold for cutting again is higher, he said, given inflation ... Read More

Fed’s Goolsbee Says He’s Uneasy About Rate Cuts Without Data

Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago President Austan Goolsbee said a lack of inflation data during the government shutdown makes him more uneasy about continuing interest-rate cuts. “If there are problems ... Read More

Fed Lost Access to Private Jobs Data Ahead of Government Shutdown

Federal Reserve officials, who are unable to receive U.S. economic statistics because of the continuing government shutdown, recently lost access to a separate measure of employment data from a ... Read More

Fed's Goolsbee Points to a Troublesome Sign in Inflation Data

Two economic readings spooked Chicago Federal Reserve President Austan Goolsbee before the government shutdown blacked out federal data on inflation and jobs. “What knocked me for a little bit of a ... Read More

Fed's Goolsbee Is on Fence About Need to Cut Rates in December

(Reuters) -Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago President Austan Goolsbee said on Monday he's in no hurry to cut interest rates again with inflation still too far above the central bank's 2% target. "I'm ... Read More