Jobs News Chicago Fed S Goolsbee Says Jobs Data Weak But Not Necessarily Recessionary

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

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 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. 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

Weak US Job News Undercuts the Dollar

The dollar index (DXY00) on Thursday fell by -0.49%. The dollar retreated on Thursday after a report from Challenger showed US job cuts in October surged by 175% y/y, the most in 22 years, bolstering ... 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

Fed's Miran says policy not restrictive, Goolsbee says he's focused on inflation

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Federal Reserve officials on Monday continued pressing competing views of where the economy stands and the risks facing it, a debate set to intensify ahead of the U.S. central ... Read More

Fed's Powell Says Economy May Be on Firmer Footing, but Job Market Weak

PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) -The U.S. labor market remained mired in its low-hiring, low-firing doldrums through September, though the economy "may be on a somewhat firmer trajectory than expected," ... 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