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Goolsbee says persistent inflation and oil pressure could push Fed cuts out of 2026

businessmacroeconomics 17 posts · 4 accounts

Chicago Fed President Austan Goolsbee said 4% inflation would argue against returning rates to 2% and warned that prolonged oil-driven price pressure could delay or even change the path of policy moves.

From the sources (17 posts)

@financialjuice

Fed's Goolsbee: I am concerned about how long the Iran war will last. More rate cuts in 2026 are unlikely without disinflation.

@firstsquawk

GOOLSBEE: IF INFLATION IS 4%, NOBODY SHOULD BE THINKING RATES SHOULD GO BACK TO 2%

@deitaone

GOOLSBEE: IF INFLATION IS 4%, NOBODY SHOULD BE THINKING RATES SHOULD GO BACK TO 2%

@financialjuice

Fed's Goolsbee: If inflation is 4%, nobody should be thinking rates should go back to 2%.

@firstsquawk

FED GOOLSBEE: WE WILL GET INFLATION TO 2%

@wallstengine

FED GOOLSBEE: WE HAVE TO WAIT AND SEE WHAT HAPPENS WITH OIL MARKETS THE LONGER THIS GOES, IF INFLATION STAYS UP, THAT PUSHES CUTS OUT OF 2026 THERE ARE CIRCUMSTANCES WHERE RATES CAN GO UP, AND CIRCUMSTANCES FOR A HOLD, OR DECREASES

@financialjuice

Fed's Goolsbee: If I saw progress on core inflation, I would be feeling better, even if headline inflation was high.

@deitaone

GOOLSBEE: WE HAVE TO WAIT AND SEE WHAT HAPPENS WITH OIL MARKETS

@deitaone

GOOLSBEE: IF INFLATION DOESN'T SHOW IMPROVEMENT, TIME FOR OPTIMISM GETS POSTPONED

@deitaone

GOOLSBEE: THE LONGER THIS GOES, IF INFLATION STAYS UP, THAT PUSHES CUTS OUT OF 2026

@financialjuice

Fed's Goolsbee: If services inflation comes unglued, that would be a bad sign.

@firstsquawk

FED'S GOOLSBEE: WE HAVE TO WAIT AND SEE WHAT HAPPENS WITH OIL MARKETS

@financialjuice

Fed's Goolsbee: We're going to have to wait and see what happens with oil markets.

@financialjuice

Fed's Goolsbee: If inflation doesn't show improvement, time for optimism gets postponed.

@firstsquawk

FED'S GOOLSBEE SAYS INTEREST RATES COULD RISE, STAY THE SAME, OR FALL DEPENDING ON CERTAIN CONDITIONS.

@financialjuice

Fed's Goolsbee: The longer this goes, if inflation stays up, that pushes cuts out of 2026.

@financialjuice

Fed's Goolsbee: There are circumstances where rates can go up, and circumstances for a hold, or decreases.

Preview built on a synthetic news corpus (16 weeks, Apr–Jul 2026). Impact calls are model reads, not price data.

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