Fed’s Goolsbee: Inflation has cooled labour market remains strong

October 11, 2024 at 09:09AM

Doesn’t see convincing evidence that the economy is overheating

Let’s not overreact to “one number”

Dot plots indicate that policymakers are of the view that inflation will move towards target

The big picture is that inflation is “way down”, unemployment is at a level we are happy with

The difference between now and the 70s is that inflation expectations never went up this time

The market trusted the Fed’s credibility in promising that inflation will return to 2% target

The early headlines are not showing anything substantial but Goolsbee will be speaking again later in the day. So, watch out for that. As for this one, you can check out the full podcast on Spotify here.

This article was written by Justin Low at www.forexlive.com.

Fed’s Goolsbee: Inflation has cooled labour market remains strong