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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 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 ...
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Fed's Goolsbee warns against curbing central bank independence
Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago President Austan Goolsbee warned against efforts to curtail the central bank’s independence, ...
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 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.
Chicago Fed's Goolsbee says Fed independence is ‘critically important' for its inflation fight
When there is interference over the long run, it’s going to mean higher inflation, it’s going to mean worse growth and higher ...
Goolsbee says he hopes Fed maintains its monetary independence, citing credibility
Austan Goolsbee, the president and CEO of the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, said he hopes the Federal Reserve maintains ...
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Chicago Fed president on Trump’s trade war and threats to fire Powell
President Trump took aim at Jerome Powell, calling interest rates cuts and saying the Fed Chair's termination “cannot come ...
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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 about whether the president has the power to remove Federal ...
Detroit Free Press6d
Chicago Fed chief: Central bank must be independent of politics
Former President Trump has repeatedly criticized Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, particularly regarding interest rates. Chicago Fed President Austan Goolsbee defended the Fed's independence ...