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Fed’s Goolsbee Praises Disinflation, Says More Progress Needed

  • Chicago Fed chief says inflation progress depends on housing
  • Consumer price index report showed some improvement, he said

Austan Goolsbee

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Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago President Austan Goolsbee welcomed the slowdown in price growth in April but said there’s still room for more disinflation.

Speaking Wednesday following a release that showed price growth excluding food and energy slowed in April for the first time in six months, Goolsbee signaled he’d like to see more such reports before supporting rate cuts.