Fed’s Goolsbee Sees Several Rate Cuts If Inflation Falls (1)

Feb. 17, 2026, 6:22 PM UTC

Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago President Austan Goolsbee said Tuesday there is potential for more interest rate cuts this year, if inflation continues to return towards the central bank’s 2% target.

Warning that services inflation remains elevated, Goolsbee said if price hikes linked to tariffs are a one-off, it could allow policymakers room to move.

“I do think that if this proves to be transitory, and we can show that we’re on path back to 2% inflation, I still think there’s several more rate cuts that can happen in 2026, but we’ve got to see it,” Goolsbee told CNBC in ...

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