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634. “Fault-Finder Is a Minimum-Wage Job”

Austan Goolsbee, president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, is less reserved than the average banker. He explains why vibes are overrated, why the Fed’s independence is non-negotiable, and why tariffs could bring the economy back to the Covid era.

 

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    • Austan Goolsbee, president and chief executive officer of the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago.

 

 

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