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The Chicago Fed Real-Time Unemployment Rate Forecast for March is 4.49%, up slightly from the BLS value for the previous month. www.chicagofed.org/research/dat...

Austan Goolsbee on the Future of the Fed The president and CEO of the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago discusses the possibility of more interest rate cuts and the effects of tariffs and AI on the economy.

In our exclusive interview with Austan Goolsbee, he commented on Kevin Warsh, Trump’s nominee for Fed chair: “I have a lot of respect for him. He’s a person who knows the importance of Fed independence.”

@goolsbee.bsky.social 🫡

A team of girls from Chicago's South Side is dominating competitive cheerleading

Black Onyx Allstars doesn't do second place. The South Side program continues to dominate at regional and national cheerleading competitions, with 18 wins since 2024.

Tell me you are not from the Midwest without saying you are not from the Midwest

The Chicago Fed Real-Time Unemployment Rate Forecast for February is 4.28%, so not likely to be much different from the BLS’s official reading last month.

www.chicagofed.org/research/dat...

Chicago Fed President @goolsbee.bsky.social strikes an optimistic tone on the US economy, but notes inflation has gotten stuck—additional rate cuts hinge on seeing actual progress that inflation is heading back to 2%

#NABE2026 @nabe-econ.bsky.social

This is a problem:

Brenda Langstraat Bui, CEO of Chicago Public Library Foundation, dies at 52

Brenda Langstraat Bui, who served as CEO of the Chicago Public Library Foundation, died at her home in the West Loop Friday evening, the foundation announced Monday. She was 52.

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Inside the FOMC with Austan Goolsbee The Chicago Fed President answers all of our burning questions.

Austan Goolsbee can tell you why the Fed’s haters are wrong. slate.trib.al/tIWd6ak

Inside the FOMC with Austan Goolsbee The Chicago Fed President answers all of our burning questions.

A Very Special Slate MoneyTM: We talked to Chicago Fed president @goolsbee.bsky.social this week. You can listen here, or see our shining faces on YouTube if you prefer. slate.com/podcasts/sla...

Dad served 4 years in the Marine Corps right out of high school.

We miss him and his courage a lot these days, but especially on this Veterans Day

magic goolsball, what do you think of cutting flights right before the holidays?

The Chicago Fed has released its final real-time forecast of the October unemployment rate. Visit our site for the data: www.chicagofed.org/research/dat...

What’s up with the US economy? With Austan Goolsbee

A @chrisgiles.ft.com interview with @goolsbee.bsky.social

(it's the interview published late last month i think)

At last week's Midwest Agriculture Conference, we were joined by farmers, the ag business community, and moderator @foxbusiness' Edward Lawrence for discussions on industry updates and trade conditions. www.chicagofed.org/publications... x.com/messages/med...

Thrilled to announce that John Leahy will become the Chicago Fed’s next director of research

He’s the Allen Sinai Professor and chair of the Econ dept. at @umich and a great guy.

Welcome to Da Bank, John.

www.chicagofed.org/publications... x.com/messages/med...

It was an honor to host Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago President and CEO @goolsbee.bsky.social last night at our Q1 board meeting, where he engaged in a Q&A with our board member Liz Buchanan of NielsenIQ.

Thank you, President Goolsbee, for sharing your insights and time with our board!

This morning, the @chicagofed introduced new labor market indicators that combine private sector data with official labor statistics to provide a real-time view of hiring, layoffs and other job separations, and an early forecast of the unemployment rate. www.chicagofed.org/research/dat....

Lollapalooza's day one of four kicks off today in Chicago's Grant Park.

The face of an old woman who has her first novel being published in the spring

Is Your Take-Out Order Making Fast-Food Restaurants More Productive? After decades of stalled growth, productivity has surged in US restaurants.

An increase in certain orders helped fuel a “curious surge” of productivity in US restaurants, according to Chicago Booth’s @goolsbee.bsky.social & Chad Syverson, NYU PhD student Rebecca Goldgof, and Booth research professional Joe Tatarka.

www.chicagobooth.edu/review/is-yo... #econsky

a few weeks ago I gave birth to this tiny human & became a mum. it’s been the most transformative & transcendental thing. also, physically tough with a challenging birth & lots of hospital trips since. mums are so badass. midwives are heroes. expect slow replies (& everything else) for a while 🐌💕

What movie did you see way too young?

When I was 10, CBS first aired ‘The Exorcist’ on TV. The baby sitter didn’t want to miss it and kept me up to watch.

It was less than an ideal choice.

Department chair: “Professor Bergstresser, we promised the seminar speaker 15 minutes uninterrupted time at the outset”

Exciting news from my corner of the stacks:

I’m now the American history books columnist at the New York Times.

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The JPE thanks outgoing editor Lance Lochner for his distinguished service to the journal and looks forward to welcoming Christopher Walters to the editorial team in August. @chicagojournals.bsky.social #econsky