Top Official Says Fed Can’t Risk Being Too Late with Cuts
Chicago Fed President Austan Goolsbee said yesterday that the Fed needs to cut its key interest rate before the job market weakens further.
Chicago Fed President Austan Goolsbee said yesterday that the Fed needs to cut its key interest rate before the job market weakens further.
A rate reduction this fall – the first since the pandemic – would amount to a momentous shift and a potential boost to the economy, but in isolation won’t make much of a difference.