Chicago Federal Reserve Bank President Austan Goolsbee stated that Tuesday's Consumer Price Index report was "unexpectedly mild," but policymakers require more than a single month's data to assess whether inflation is moving back toward the central bank's 2% target.
Speaking at an event in Kenosha, Wisconsin, on Tuesday, Goolsbee noted that inflation in the services sector has remained "too high," but described the latest data as "encouraging."
He added, "I would feel better if we could get a few months like this."
"The sooner we can show that inflation is moving back to 2%, the sooner we can normalize policy."
He characterized the labor market as "stable, but not great."
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