Chicago Fed president on latest inflation numbers and Trump's attack on the Fed chair

By A Martínez

Published January 14, 2026 at 4:39 AM EST

Austan Goolsbee, president of the Chicago Federal Reserve Bank, speaks with NPR's A Martinez about the latest inflation numbers and President Trump's attack on Fed Chair Jerome Powell.

A Martínez

A Martínez is one of the hosts of Morning Edition and Up First. He came to NPR in 2021 and is based out of NPR West.

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