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Fed's Goolsbee (2027 voter) says nothing in Federal Reserve act says make the stock market happy or make the President happy; if actively talking about taking away independence of the Fed, that is a bad idea and inflation would come roaring back

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  • Oil prices rising is a stagflationary shock.
  • Now in an uncomfortable situation, and no obvious cookbook for Fed.
  • His immediate concern is stagflationary shock of oil prices before the tariff-price shock has gone away.
  • Job market stable, but not great.
  • Cautious and nervous about economy.
  • Longer you go with high inflation, the more it gets ingrained into the economy.
  • Hopefully impact from oil will prove temporary.
  • USD 5/gallon gas will affect supply chain.
  • Anxiety about inflation coming back.
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