Fed’s Goolsbee Cautions Against Rapid Rate Cuts: Stable Jobs, Sticky Inflation, and the USD’s Balancing Act
In his latest remarks, Federal Reserve official Austan Goolsbee offered a cautiously optimistic assessment of the U.S. labor market, noting that most indicators continue to show “a lot of stability.”
U.S. Core PPI in Focus: Will September’s Inflation Data Strengthen the Dollar?
Inflation is back in the headlines, and this time the spotlight is on producers rather than consumers. On October 16, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) will release its Core Producer Price Index (Core PPI) report. This figure tracks how much businesses are charging for goods and services, excluding food and energy—making it one of the clearest signals of underlying inflation pressures.