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Fed’s Goolsbee Says US Labor Market Still Looks Stable

  • Says a rate pause will be appropriate if conditions change
  • Chicago Fed chief still confident in inflation’s progress
Fed's Goolsbee Says Labor Market Stable, Lower Rates Ahead
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Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago President Austan Goolsbee said the labor market appears largely stable despite a bumpy series of data on the US jobs landscape.

Pointing to the average payroll numbers over recent months, Goolsbee said Friday in a question-and-answer session in Chicago, “to me that feels like in that sustainable, full employment kind of place.”