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Fed's Goolsbee Warns Inflation Fight May Raise Unemployment

Chicago Fed President Austan Goolsbee said Monday that the central bank might need to accept higher unemployment as a cost of bringing down persistently high inflation. He noted that supply shocks create a short-term conflict between the Fed's dual goals of stable prices and maximum employment, forcing policymakers to prioritize one over the other.

Analysts propose accountability reforms to shield Fed from Trump pressure

Amid escalating political pressure from President Trump on the Federal Reserve, commentators are floating ways to strengthen the central bank's accountability mechanisms as a means of preserving its independence. The proposals aim to balance greater oversight of the Fed's decisions with protecting its ability to set monetary policy free from short-term political interference.