Fed’s Goolsbee Says Several Cuts Possible If Inflation Declines

Feb. 26, 2026, 7:54 PM UTC

Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago President Austan Goolsbee repeats interest rates could come down further in 2026 if there is more evidence inflation is headed toward the central bank’s 2% target.

  • “As long as we’re seeing the progress on inflation that people are forecasting, I have some confidence rates can come down several more times this year,” Goolsbee says Thursday during an interview on Fox News
  • “I just don’t want to front-load it too much, before we actually have the evidence that the inflation is headed back where we want,” he says
  • NOTE: Goolsbee does not vote on monetary policy ...

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