Fed’s Goolsbee: Don't think Fed independence is going away
By Agustin Wazne
Updated: 12 May 2026
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Austan Goolsbee, President of the Federal Reserve (Fed) Bank of Chicago, said that without central bank independence, inflation will come roaring back at the Greater Rockford Chamber of Commerce in Rockford, Illinois on Tuesday.
Austan Goolsbee, President of the Federal Reserve (Fed) Bank of Chicago, said that without central bank independence, inflation will come roaring back at the Greater Rockford Chamber of Commerce in Rockford, Illinois on Tuesday.
Key takeaways:
Don't think Fed independence is going away.
Without central bank independence, inflation will come roaring back.
CPI report tells us 'not much that's good.'
Inflation is going the wrong way not just in oil-related and tariff-related things.
Drift upward in services inflation is a worry.
Today's unexpected disappointment was seeing services inflation going up.
Labor market stable, but not good.
Interconnection of private credit with conventional institutions are not as big as connections in 2007-2009 financial crisis.”
US Dollar Price Today
The table below shows the percentage change of US Dollar (USD) against listed major currencies today. US Dollar was the strongest against the British Pound.
| USD | EUR | GBP | JPY | CAD | AUD | NZD | CHF | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| USD | 0.39% | 0.58% | 0.24% | 0.20% | 0.22% | 0.23% | 0.39% | |
| EUR | -0.39% | 0.19% | -0.13% | -0.21% | -0.17% | -0.18% | 0.00% | |
| GBP | -0.58% | -0.19% | -0.34% | -0.41% | -0.36% | -0.37% | -0.19% | |
| JPY | -0.24% | 0.13% | 0.34% | -0.07% | -0.05% | -0.04% | 0.12% | |
| CAD | -0.20% | 0.21% | 0.41% | 0.07% | 0.02% | 0.03% | 0.19% | |
| AUD | -0.22% | 0.17% | 0.36% | 0.05% | -0.02% | 0.00% | 0.16% | |
| NZD | -0.23% | 0.18% | 0.37% | 0.04% | -0.03% | -0.00% | 0.16% | |
| CHF | -0.39% | -0.01% | 0.19% | -0.12% | -0.19% | -0.16% | -0.16% |
The heat map shows percentage changes of major currencies against each other. The base currency is picked from the left column, while the quote currency is picked from the top row. For example, if you pick the US Dollar from the left column and move along the horizontal line to the Japanese Yen, the percentage change displayed in the box will represent USD (base)/JPY (quote).
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