“Marketplace” host Kai Ryssdal spoke with Austan Goolsbee, president and CEO of the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, about Fed independence, what the government shutdown means for federal data, and inflation risks.
Austan Goolsbee talks about the Fed’s timing in moments of transition, if COVID is still affecting the economy, and why he’s a “data dog.”
Chicago Fed President Austan Goolsbee talks the latest CPI release and what it means for the Fed’s continued fight against inflation.
The intensity of a coming economic slowdown will depend on how much banks tighten credit conditions, says Austan Goolsbee.
You may know former Fed Chairman Paul Volcker as the guy who tamed inflation, but apparently, he cooks a mean Thanksgiving turkey.
!["I'm in the data dogs. And the thing about the data dogs [is that they] don't respond to one month," says Austan Goolsbee about the importance of taking the long view before making decisions.](https://img.apmcdn.org/269d4009aaeb82c286fe68d2a98f37f473d61805/uncropped/c032c8-2024-10-gettyimages-162837478-webp2000.webp)
