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Transcript: Chicago Fed president Austan Goolsbee on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan," April 20, 2025
The following is the transcript of an interview with Austan Goolsbee, Chicago Federal Reserve Bank president, that aired on ...
Chicago Fed chief: Central bank must be independent of politics
Austan Goolsbee, the Chicago Fed chief, defended the central bank's independence in a Sunday morning talk-show interview.
Political interference with the Fed would mean worse inflation and higher unemployment, top official says
Trump ramped up the pressure on Jerome Powell on Monday, calling the Fed Chair "Mr. Too Late" and a "major loser" on Truth ...
5 Things to Know Before the Stock Market Opens
U.S. stock futures are pointing lower after a holiday-shortened trading week; China warns against efforts to isolate the ...
Chicago Fed Chair Goolsbee Agrees With Bessent: 'Fed Independence Is A Jewel Box,' Awaits Tariff Revisit Before 'Jumping To Action'
Chicago Federal Reserve President Austan Goolsbee has underlined the need to wait for policy action on tariffs before jumping ...
Chicago Fed president Austan Goolsbee says a move by Trump to terminate Jerome Powell would ‘undermine the credibility of the Fed’
President Donald Trump said this week Fed Chair Jerome Powell’s “termination cannot come fast enough.” That’s led to a debate ...
Trump tariffs could lead to a summer drop-off in economic activity after an 'artificially high' start, Chicago Fed chief says
Chicago Fed president Austan Goolsbee forecasts a potential short-term economic bump from President Trump's tariffs, followed ...