Published Sep 21, 2026, 9:36 AM ET · Updated 2 months ago · 1 source

Goolsbee rejects idea of Fed cutting rates to help US finance its debt

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Suggestions that the Federal Reserve could lower borrowing costs to help the US government finance ​its current debt and deficits are the very reason ‌the central bank needs to be independent in setting monetary policy, Chicago Fed President Austan Goolsbee said on Monday.